A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 75 km SSE of Kaktovik, Alaska (47 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/12/19 / 2019-12-15 12:57:43 / December 15, 2019 @ 12:57 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -143.1007 West, latitude 69.4826 North, depth = 39.2 km. Event id: ak019g1e1mp1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019g1e1mp1. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:57:43 / 3:57 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39.2 km (24 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days one hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 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: 75 km SSE of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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