A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 103 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (64 miles). Global time and date of event 01/01/18 / 2018-01-01 13:36:18 / January 1, 2018 @ 1:36 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -144.8622 West, latitude 69.3084 North, depth = 4.3 km. Id of earthquake: ak17796335. Event ids that are associated: ak17796335. The temblor was picked up at 04:36:18 / 4:36 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.3 km (3 miles).
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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 103 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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