A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 62 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (39 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000hth8. Unique identifier: us1000hth8. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -144.0846° West, latitude 69.5942° North, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/11/18 / 2018-11-18 09:42:24 / November 18, 2018 @ 9:42 am. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:42:24 / 12:42 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twenty, in the past 30 days fourty-eight and in the last 365 days six hundred and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 62 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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