A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 85 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (53 miles) on Monday. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:42:34 / 1:42 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/11/18 / 2018-11-12 10:42:34 / November 12, 2018 @ 10:42 am. Event id: ak20354941. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20354941. Exact location of event, depth 0 km, -144.6168° West, 69.4516° North.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days fifty-four and in the last 365 days six hundred and eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 85 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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