A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 58 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (36 miles) on Tuesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20102685. Id of event: ak20102685. Exact location of event, depth 8.9 km, -144.123° West, 69.6391° North. The temblor was detected at 04:33:38 / 4:33 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 8.9 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/08/18 / 2018-08-14 13:33:38 / August 14, 2018 @ 1:33 pm.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-nine, in the last 10 days two hundred, in the past 30 days two hundred and in the last 365 days two hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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 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: 58 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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