A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 60 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (37 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of event, longitude -144.2394 West, latitude 69.6321 North, depth = 14.8 km. The temblor was picked up at 16:04:11 / 4:04 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/02/19 / 2019-02-28 01:04:11 / February 28, 2019 @ 1:04 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0192plbsf5. Id of event: ak0192plbsf5. The epicenter was at a depth of 14.8 km (9 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days six hundred and seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 60 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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