A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 66 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (41 miles). The temblor was reported at 04:39:56 / 4:39 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak20102691. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20102691. Global time and date of event 14/08/18 / 2018-08-14 13:39:56 / August 14, 2018 @ 1:39 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Exact location of event, depth 0 km, -144.0702° West, 69.5551° North.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-eight, in the last 10 days two hundred, in the past 30 days two hundred and in the last 365 days two hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
Did you feel the quake?
Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 66 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
Copyright © 2018 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply