A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 60 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (37 miles) on Tuesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/08/18 / 2018-08-14 15:57:55 / August 14, 2018 @ 3:57 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.7126 West, latitude 69.7424 North, depth = 19.1 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 19.1 km (12 miles). The temblor was picked up at 06:57:55 / 6:57 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak20102840. Event ids that are associated: ak20102840.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days two hundred and four, in the past 30 days two hundred and four and in the last 365 days two hundred and eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 60 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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