A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 63 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (39 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -144.2622° West, 69.6058° North, depth 5.4 km. Id of earthquake: ak019b2vj68a. Event ids that are associated: ak019b2vj68a. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 5.4 km (3 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/08/19 / 2019-08-29 18:50:07 / August 29, 2019 @ 6:50 pm. The temblor was reported at 09:50:07 / 9:50 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days two hundred and ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 63 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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