A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 78 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (48 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was picked up at 22:48:52 / 10:48 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/11/18 / 2018-11-22 07:48:52 / November 22, 2018 @ 7:48 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.4 km (11 miles). Event id: ak20388520. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20388520, us1000hvc3. Exact location, longitude -144.8799° West, latitude 69.5837° North, depth = 17.4 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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-three and in the last 365 days six hundred and fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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