A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 102 km WSW of Kivalina, Alaska (63 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -166.7697 West, latitude 67.3804 North, depth = 17.2 km. The temblor was detected at 09:26:09 / 9:26 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak020cmyaxl2. Id of event: ak020cmyaxl2. Global time and date of event 01/10/20 / 2020-10-01 09:26:09 / October 1, 2020 @ 9:26 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.2 km (11 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 six 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 102 km WSW of Kivalina, Alaska.
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