A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 85 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (53 miles) on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -144.6099 West, latitude 69.4421 North, depth = 35 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/11/18 / 2018-11-27 03:07:50 / November 27, 2018 @ 3:07 am. Unique identifier: ak20409603. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20409603. The temblor was reported at 18:07:50 / 6:07 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days thirty-nine and in the last 365 days six hundred and thirty-seven 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 85 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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