A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 62 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (39 miles) on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 7.1 km (4 miles). Id of earthquake: ak20414236. Event ids that are associated: ak20414236, us1000hth8. Exact location of earthquake, -144.2971° West, 69.4839° North, depth 7.1 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/11/18 / 2018-11-18 09:42:22 / November 18, 2018 @ 9:42 am. The temblor was detected at 00:42:22 / 12:42 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days twenty-seven, in the past 30 days fifty-five and in the last 365 days six hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 62 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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