A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 69 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (43 miles). Event id: ak20104569. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20104569. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.1 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:35:47 / 4:35 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 0.1 km, -144.2323° West, 69.5441° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/08/18 / 2018-08-15 13:35:47 / August 15, 2018 @ 1:35 pm UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-six, in the last 10 days two hundred and twenty-eight, in the past 30 days two hundred and twenty-eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 69 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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