A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 69 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (43 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -144.064 West, latitude 69.5309 North, depth = 0 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/08/18 / 2018-08-14 11:46:09 / August 14, 2018 @ 11:46 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 02:46:09 / 2:46 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak20102590. Event ids that are associated: ak20102590.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-seven, 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.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 69 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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