A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 56 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (35 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/08/18 / 2018-08-13 22:10:30 / August 13, 2018 @ 10:10 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.4 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 13:10:30 / 1:10 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20101959. Id of event: ak20101959. Exact location of event, longitude -144.192 West, latitude 69.66 North, depth = 11.4 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fourteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and eighty, in the past 30 days one hundred and eighty and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 56 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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