A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 68 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (42 miles) on Wednesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/09/19 / 2019-09-11 14:15:47 / September 11, 2019 @ 2:15 pm. The temblor was picked up at 05:15:47 / 5:15 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005et7. Id of event: us70005et7. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 6.94 km (4 miles). Exact location, longitude -144.124° West, latitude 69.5466° North, depth = 6.94 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 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. 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: 68 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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