A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) strikes 95 km N of Arctic Village, Alaska (59 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 12:56:01 / 12:56 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17182701. Id of event: ak17182701. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/11/17 / 2017-11-11 21:56:01 / November 11, 2017 @ 9:56 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 12.3 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -145.7296° West, latitude 68.9839° North, depth = 12.3 km.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 95 km N of Arctic Village, Alaska.
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