A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 57 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (35 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:17:59 / 2:17 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -144.0754° West, 69.4318° North, depth 5 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019142p2gr, us2000j8k7. Id of event: ak019142p2gr. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/01/19 / 2019-01-24 23:17:59 / January 24, 2019 @ 11:17 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days six hundred and sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 57 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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