A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 80 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (50 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us1000htfj. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000htfj. The temblor was picked up at 20:46:45 / 8:46 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/11/18 / 2018-11-18 05:46:45 / November 18, 2018 @ 5:46 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -144.8476° West, latitude 69.5512° North, depth = 10 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days fourty-eight and in the last 365 days six hundred and twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 80 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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