A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 59 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (37 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20333579. Id of event: ak20333579. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:09:37 / 9:09 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 06/11/18 / 2018-11-06 18:09:37 / November 6, 2018 @ 6:09 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 1.2 km, -144.2203° West, 69.6392° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 1.2 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days fourty-seven and in the last 365 days five hundred and ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
Did you feel anything?
What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 59 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2018 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply