A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 116 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (72 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/07/19 / 2019-07-03 09:07:08 / July 3, 2019 @ 9:07 am UTC/GMT. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:07:08 / 12:07 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -144.6039° West, latitude 69.1454° North, depth = 11.7 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11.7 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: ak0198gga9yt. Ids that are associated to the event: ak0198gga9yt.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days seven hundred and thirty-three 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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