A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 74 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (46 miles). Id of earthquake: ak20077876. Event ids that are associated: at00pdcty4, ak20077876, us1000g77p. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 14.5 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:34:51 / 6:34 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Kaktovik in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 15:34:51 / August 12, 2018 @ 3:34 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.7824 West, latitude 69.6495 North, depth = 14.5 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 74 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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