A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 66 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (41 miles) on Sunday. Exact location, longitude -144.195° West, latitude 69.5646° North, depth = 30 km. Event id: ak0196r7megg. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0196r7megg. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 30 km (19 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/05/19 / 2019-05-27 06:08:35 / May 27, 2019 @ 6:08 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 21:08:35 / 9:08 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days six hundred and ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 66 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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