A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 75 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (47 miles). The temblor was picked up at 10:29:40 / 10:29 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 11.67 km, -145.0121° West, 69.6515° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/01/19 / 2019-01-14 19:29:40 / January 14, 2019 @ 7:29 pm. Event id: us2000j3ug. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j3ug. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.67 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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 twenty, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days six hundred and seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 75 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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