A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 67 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (42 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 5.4 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 14:29:39 / 2:29 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (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 23:29:39 / August 12, 2018 @ 11:29 pm. Exact location, longitude -144.1584° West, latitude 69.5687° North, depth = 5.4 km. Unique identifier: ak20086036. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20086036, us1000g7hk.
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 seventy, in the last 10 days seventy, in the past 30 days seventy and in the last 365 days seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 67 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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