A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 66 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (41 miles) on Friday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/11/18 / 2018-11-17 06:03:59 / November 17, 2018 @ 6:03 am. The temblor was reported at 21:03:59 / 9:03 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak20370230. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20370230, us1000ht3p. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.3508 West, latitude 69.5557 North, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days fourty-six and in the last 365 days six hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 66 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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