A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 75 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (47 miles) on Saturday. Event id: ak0198becexd. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0198becexd. The temblor was detected at 18:48:04 / 6:48 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/06/19 / 2019-06-30 03:48:04 / June 30, 2019 @ 3:48 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -144.9945 West, latitude 69.6506 North, depth = 0 km.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seven hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 75 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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