A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 118 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (73 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Exact location of event, depth 0 km, -144.716° West, 69.1421° North. Id of earthquake: ak019yt0ppv. Event ids that are associated: ak019yt0ppv. Global time and date of event 21/01/19 / 2019-01-21 04:59:21 / January 21, 2019 @ 4:59 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 19:59:21 / 7:59 pm (local time epicenter).
Each 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 fourteen, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days six hundred and eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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