A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 67 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (42 miles) on Friday. Exact location of event, longitude -144.6478 West, latitude 69.5634 North, depth = 12.9 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 12.9 km (8 miles). The temblor was reported at 03:20:34 / 3:20 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/11/18 / 2018-11-23 12:20:34 / November 23, 2018 @ 12:20 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: ak20391584. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20391584, us1000hvpk.
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 nine, in the last 10 days twenty-seven, in the past 30 days fifty-three and in the last 365 days six hundred and thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 67 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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