A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 88 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (55 miles). Unique identifier: us1000g8is. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000g8is. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/08/18 / 2018-08-13 23:13:15 / August 13, 2018 @ 11:13 pm. The temblor was picked up at 14:13:15 / 2:13 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -145.421 West, latitude 69.6302 North, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fifteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and eighty-seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and eighty-eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 88 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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