A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) strikes 71 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (44 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 17 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:40:25 / 5:40 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 17 km, -145.0524° West, 69.7202° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/11/18 / 2018-11-28 02:40:25 / November 28, 2018 @ 2:40 am UTC/GMT. Event id: ak20411425. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20411425.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days fourty and in the last 365 days six hundred and thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 71 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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