A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 70 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (43 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/08/18 / 2018-08-15 12:17:11 / August 15, 2018 @ 12:17 pm. Exact location, longitude -144.3438° West, latitude 69.5548° North, depth = 0 km. The temblor was reported at 03:17:11 / 3:17 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: ak20104470. Event ids that are associated: ak20104470.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-seven, in the last 10 days two hundred and twenty-seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and twenty-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 70 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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