A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 76 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (47 miles) on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.5 km (0 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0196iucomy. Id of event: ak0196iucomy. The temblor was picked up at 15:06:54 / 3:06 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/05/19 / 2019-05-22 00:06:54 / May 22, 2019 @ 12:06 am. Exact location of event, longitude -144.7061 West, latitude 69.5591 North, depth = 0.5 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven hundred and nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 76 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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