A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 82 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (51 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 06:30:37 / 6:30 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/01/20 / 2020-01-18 15:30:37 / January 18, 2020 @ 3:30 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us60007a2v. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007a2v. Exact location, longitude -144.8873° West, latitude 69.5368° North, depth = 22.87 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.87 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and 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. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 82 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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