A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 66 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (41 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -144.2127 West, latitude 69.5699 North, depth = 0.2 km. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:06:17 / 9:06 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0.2 km (0 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/08/18 / 2018-08-14 06:06:17 / August 14, 2018 @ 6:06 am. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20102247. Unique identifier: ak20102247.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-five, in the last 10 days one hundred and ninety, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 66 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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