A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 59 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (37 miles) on Monday. Exact location of event, depth 35.2 km, -144.0786° West, 69.6239° North. Global time and date of event 04/02/19 / 2019-02-04 23:04:35 / February 4, 2019 @ 11:04 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: ak0191m9j1gs. Ids that are associated to the event: ak0191m9j1gs. The temblor was detected at 14:04:35 / 2:04 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35.2 km (22 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days six hundred and sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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