A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 61 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (38 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.1907 West, latitude 69.6159 North, depth = 0 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:59:49 / 2:59 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 23:59:49 / August 12, 2018 @ 11:59 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20087083. Id of event: ak20087083.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-three, in the last 10 days seventy-three, in the past 30 days seventy-three and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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