A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 86 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (53 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/03/19 / 2019-03-21 18:55:42 / March 21, 2019 @ 6:55 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 09:55:42 / 9:55 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak0193om1g5k. Event ids that are associated: ak0193om1g5k. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 14.8 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -145.1373 West, latitude 69.564 North, depth = 14.8 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days twenty, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days seven hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 86 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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