A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 66 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (41 miles) on Monday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/08/18 / 2018-08-13 19:32:04 / August 13, 2018 @ 7:32 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -144.336° West, 69.5912° North, depth 0 km. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:32:04 / 10:32 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20101755. Unique identifier: ak20101755.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fourty-one, in the last 10 days one hundred and eighty-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and eighty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 66 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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