A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 67 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (42 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.114 West, latitude 69.5509 North, depth = 1.1 km. The temblor was reported at 03:13:10 / 3:13 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 14/08/18 / 2018-08-14 12:13:10 / August 14, 2018 @ 12:13 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 1.1 km (1 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20102652. Id of event: ak20102652.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-three, in the last 10 days one hundred and ninety-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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