A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 69 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (43 miles) on Friday. Exact location of event, depth 0.9 km, -145.025° West, 69.734° North. Global time and date of event 12/01/19 / 2019-01-12 01:02:59 / January 12, 2019 @ 1:02 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: ak019jv28q7. Unique identifier: ak019jv28q7. The temblor was reported at 16:02:59 / 4:02 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.9 km (1 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days six hundred and sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 69 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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