A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) strikes 78 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (48 miles) on Monday. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/08/18 / 2018-08-13 23:00:34 / August 13, 2018 @ 11:00 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -144.7755° West, 69.5477° North, depth 10 km. The 3.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:00:34 / 2:00 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000g8iq, ak20101989. Id of event: us1000g8iq.
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 one hundred and fifteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and eighty-four, in the past 30 days one hundred and eighty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-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. 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: 78 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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