A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 72 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (45 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 13:49:30 / 1:49 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -144.6315 West, latitude 69.5827 North, depth = 0 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20103552. Unique identifier: ak20103552. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/08/18 / 2018-08-14 22:49:30 / August 14, 2018 @ 10:49 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0 km (0 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-one, in the last 10 days two hundred and fourteen, in the past 30 days two hundred and fourteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 72 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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