A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 117 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (73 miles) on Saturday. Event id: ak019k5cgn0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019k5cgn0. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:30:30 / 9:30 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/01/19 / 2019-01-12 18:30:30 / January 12, 2019 @ 6:30 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -144.7132° West, 69.151° North, depth 0 km.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days six hundred and seventy-five 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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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: 117 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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