A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 50 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (31 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/08/18 / 2018-08-13 01:21:20 / August 13, 2018 @ 1:21 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 8.5 km (5 miles). Id of earthquake: ak20087392. Event ids that are associated: ak20087392. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.2435 West, latitude 69.7312 North, depth = 8.5 km. The temblor was picked up at 16:21:20 / 4:21 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and four, in the last 10 days one hundred and four, in the past 30 days one hundred and four and in the last 365 days one hundred and eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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