A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 78 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (48 miles) on Tuesday. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20103289. Unique identifier: ak20103289. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/08/18 / 2018-08-14 20:38:35 / August 14, 2018 @ 8:38 pm. Exact location of event, depth 5 km, -144.2256° West, 69.4612° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). The temblor was picked up at 11:38:35 / 11:38 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-six, in the last 10 days two hundred and twelve, in the past 30 days two hundred and twelve and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 78 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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