A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 60 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (37 miles) on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019f3034g, us2000j1w5. Id of event: ak019f3034g. The epicenter was at a depth of 9.8 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/01/19 / 2019-01-09 12:03:54 / January 9, 2019 @ 12:03 pm. The temblor was picked up at 03:03:54 / 3:03 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.2368 West, latitude 69.4601 North, depth = 9.8 km.
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 four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days six hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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