A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 64 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (40 miles). The temblor was detected at 06:45:49 / 6:45 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/03/19 / 2019-03-18 15:45:49 / March 18, 2019 @ 3:45 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us1000jhzp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000jhzp. Exact location of earthquake, -144.3345° West, 69.6096° North, depth 10 km.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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 nine, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days six hundred and eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 64 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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