A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 80 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (50 miles) on Sunday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/11/18 / 2018-11-18 09:56:24 / November 18, 2018 @ 9:56 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.5 km (11 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -145.1651 West, latitude 69.6379 North, depth = 17.5 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20375785. Id of event: ak20375785. The temblor was detected at 00:56:24 / 12:56 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days fifty and in the last 365 days six hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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