A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 79 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (49 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location, longitude -144.819° West, latitude 69.5498° North, depth = 10 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:10:11 / 10:10 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us1000g94l. Event ids that are associated: us1000g94l. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/08/18 / 2018-08-14 19:10:11 / August 14, 2018 @ 7:10 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-six, in the last 10 days two hundred and eleven, in the past 30 days two hundred and eleven and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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