A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 47 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (29 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 21.48 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:07:07 / 5:07 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/12/19 / 2019-12-23 02:07:07 / December 23, 2019 @ 2:07 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006q0w. Id of event: us70006q0w. Exact location, longitude -144.4721° West, latitude 69.8249° North, depth = 21.48 km.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 47 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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