A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 65 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (40 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -144.2909° West, 69.5884° North, depth 0 km. The temblor was reported at 07:50:08 / 7:50 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 15/08/18 / 2018-08-15 16:50:08 / August 15, 2018 @ 4:50 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ak20104826. Event ids that are associated: ak20104826.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-seven, in the last 10 days two hundred and thirty-three, in the past 30 days two hundred and thirty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 65 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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