A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 109 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (68 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.2 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/01/19 / 2019-01-12 21:00:35 / January 12, 2019 @ 9:00 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ak019k6ycec. Event ids that are associated: ak019k6ycec, us2000j3dp. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:00:35 / 12:00 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -144.6488° West, 69.1505° North, depth 13.2 km.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixteen, in the last 10 days twenty-seven, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days six hundred and eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 109 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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