A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 83 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (52 miles). Exact location of event, depth 0 km, -145.1731° West, 69.6081° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/08/18 / 2018-08-14 17:40:30 / August 14, 2018 @ 5:40 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 08:40:30 / 8:40 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20103071. Id of event: ak20103071. The epicenter was at a depth of 0 km (0 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-five, in the last 10 days two hundred and ten, in the past 30 days two hundred and eleven and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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