A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 109 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (68 miles) on Wednesday. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:47:02 / 1:47 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 14 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -144.628° West, latitude 69.2181° North, depth = 14 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0198go9gx9. Id of event: ak0198go9gx9. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/07/19 / 2019-07-03 22:47:02 / July 3, 2019 @ 10:47 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days seven hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 109 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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