A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 70 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (43 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/08/19 / 2019-08-29 09:59:19 / August 29, 2019 @ 9:59 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.1816 West, latitude 69.5336 North, depth = 0 km. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:59:19 / 12:59 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Unique identifier: ak019b2q885y. Ids that are associated to the event: ak019b2q885y.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days two hundred and ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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