A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) strikes 54 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (34 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was picked up at 23:16:29 / 11:16 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 0 km, -144.2557° West, 69.6913° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/11/18 / 2018-11-18 08:16:29 / November 18, 2018 @ 8:16 am. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20375393. Unique identifier: ak20375393.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days fourty-six and in the last 365 days six hundred and eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 54 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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