A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 56 km W of Kaktovik, Alaska (35 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -145.1227 West, latitude 70.1394 North, depth = 17.2 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 17.2 km (11 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak01951sd3u. Unique identifier: ak01951sd3u. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/01/19 / 2019-01-03 05:33:40 / January 3, 2019 @ 5:33 am UTC/GMT. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:33:40 / 8:33 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days six hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 56 km W of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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