A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 64 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (40 miles). Exact location, longitude -144.3183° West, latitude 69.6083° North, depth = 10.4 km. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:45:38 / 4:45 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/08/18 / 2018-08-15 01:45:38 / August 15, 2018 @ 1:45 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.4 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: ak20103796. Event ids that are associated: ak20103796.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty, in the last 10 days two hundred and nineteen, in the past 30 days two hundred and nineteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-three 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. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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