A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 70 km SSW of Kobuk, Alaska (43 miles). The temblor was picked up at 16:26:57 / 4:26 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 7.7 km, -157.3756° West, 66.3032° North. Unique identifier: ak0192nxx9bt. Ids that are associated to the event: ak0192nxx9bt. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/02/19 / 2019-02-27 01:26:57 / February 27, 2019 @ 1:26 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 7.7 km (5 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 70 km SSW of Kobuk, Alaska.
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