A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 74 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (46 miles) on Sunday. Exact location, longitude -144.8047° West, latitude 69.5992° North, depth = 6.4 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kaktovik in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 16:11:32 / August 12, 2018 @ 4:11 pm. The temblor was picked up at 07:11:32 / 7:11 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 6.4 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: ak20078004. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00pdcvn7, ak20078004, us1000g78l.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-five, in the last 10 days twenty-five, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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 SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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