A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 87 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (54 miles) on Wednesday. Unique identifier: ak024d01urro. Ids that are associated to the event: ak024d01urro. The temblor was detected at 01:28:57 / 1:28 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11.9 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.7439 West, latitude 69.4536 North, depth = 11.9 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/10/24 / 2024-10-09 01:28:57 / October 9, 2024 @ 1:28 am.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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