A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 75 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (47 miles) on Monday. Exact location of event, depth 19 km, -145.1059° West, 69.644° North. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:29:38 / 10:29 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19 km (12 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/01/19 / 2019-01-14 19:29:38 / January 14, 2019 @ 7:29 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: ak019nh0eav. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j3ug, ak019nh0eav.
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 nine, in the last 10 days twenty-five, in the past 30 days thirty-three and in the last 365 days six hundred and eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
How would you describe the shaking?
What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 75 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
Copyright © 2019 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply