A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 113 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (70 miles). The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:45:31 / 9:45 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 13/01/19 / 2019-01-13 06:45:31 / January 13, 2019 @ 6:45 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019llttq2. Id of event: ak019llttq2. Exact location of event, depth 0 km, -144.6803° West, 69.181° North.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days six hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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