A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 67 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (42 miles). The temblor was reported at 03:20:36 / 3:20 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -144.5795° West, latitude 69.626° North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/11/18 / 2018-11-23 12:20:36 / November 23, 2018 @ 12:20 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hvpk. Id of event: us1000hvpk.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days fourty-three and in the last 365 days six hundred and twenty-one 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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