A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) strikes 63 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (39 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/08/18 / 2018-08-14 17:04:27 / August 14, 2018 @ 5:04 pm. The temblor was detected at 08:04:27 / 8:04 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -144.2204 West, latitude 69.6053 North, depth = 0 km. Unique identifier: ak20102954. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20102954.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-three, in the last 10 days two hundred and six, in the past 30 days two hundred and six and in the last 365 days two hundred and ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 63 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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