A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 71 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (44 miles). Exact location, longitude -144.4975° West, latitude 69.5641° North, depth = 3.09 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000i54s. Unique identifier: us1000i54s. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:44:45 / 9:44 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/12/18 / 2018-12-08 18:44:45 / December 8, 2018 @ 6:44 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.09 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days six hundred and thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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