A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 64 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (40 miles). Exact location of event, depth 0 km, -144.1635° West, 69.585° North. The temblor was detected at 06:56:31 / 6:56 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/08/18 / 2018-08-14 15:56:31 / August 14, 2018 @ 3:56 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20102832. Unique identifier: ak20102832.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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 has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 64 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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