A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 69 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (43 miles). Exact location, longitude -144.443° West, latitude 69.5799° North, depth = 5 km. Global time and date of event 02/12/18 / 2018-12-02 01:44:31 / December 2, 2018 @ 1:44 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:44:31 / 4:44 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us1000i04h. Event ids that are associated: us1000i04h.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days thirty-three and in the last 365 days six hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 69 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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