A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 113 km WNW of Arctic Village, Alaska (70 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/12/19 / 2019-12-15 18:26:20 / December 15, 2019 @ 6:26 pm. The temblor was picked up at 09:26:20 / 9:26 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.9 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: ak019g1hfjfl. Event ids that are associated: ak019g1hfjfl. Exact location, longitude -148.002° West, latitude 68.5811° North, depth = 3.9 km.
Each 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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 113 km WNW of Arctic Village, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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