A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 68 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (42 miles) on Thursday. Event id: us1000hsjv. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hsjv, ak20364757. Exact location of earthquake, -144.5449° West, 69.6029° North, depth 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/11/18 / 2018-11-16 06:04:32 / November 16, 2018 @ 6:04 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:04:32 / 9:04 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days fourty-seven and in the last 365 days six hundred and ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 68 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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