A minor earthquake magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 92 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (57 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.7581 West, latitude 69.4015 North, depth = 24.8 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.8 km (15 miles). The temblor was detected at 22:23:42 / 10:23 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: ak024d5cxt78. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak024d5cxt78. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/10/24 / 2024-10-12 22:23:42 / October 12, 2024 @ 10:23 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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