A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 89 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (55 miles). Id of earthquake: ak019g84o6ac. Event ids that are associated: ak019g84o6ac. Exact location of earthquake, -145.5386° West, 69.6722° North, depth 1.9 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/12/19 / 2019-12-19 20:09:31 / December 19, 2019 @ 8:09 pm. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:09:31 / 11:09 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 1.9 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 89 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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