A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 59 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (37 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 0 km, -144.2287° West, 69.6422° North. The temblor was reported at 05:52:24 / 5:52 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: ak20104648. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20104648. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/08/18 / 2018-08-15 14:52:24 / August 15, 2018 @ 2:52 pm.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-seven, in the last 10 days two hundred and thirty, in the past 30 days two hundred and thirty and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 59 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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