A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 92 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (57 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 21:34:14 / 9:34 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -144.352° West, latitude 69.3394° North, depth = 29.9 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 29.9 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0198genry8. Id of event: ak0198genry8. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/07/19 / 2019-07-03 06:34:14 / July 3, 2019 @ 6:34 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days seven hundred and seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 92 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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