A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 74 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (46 miles). The temblor was reported at 09:20:19 / 9:20 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 0 km, -144.6299° West, 69.5623° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/08/18 / 2018-08-14 18:20:19 / August 14, 2018 @ 6:20 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: ak20103130. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20103130.
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 thirty-six, in the last 10 days two hundred and ten, in the past 30 days two hundred and ten and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourteen 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. 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: 74 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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