A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 79 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (49 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was picked up at 18:32:32 / 6:32 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Id of earthquake: ak019b2mhv9g. Event ids that are associated: ak019b2mhv9g. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/08/19 / 2019-08-29 03:32:32 / August 29, 2019 @ 3:32 am. Exact location of event, longitude -144.7647 West, latitude 69.5349 North, depth = 0 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days three hundred and three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 79 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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