A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 82 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (51 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -145.2161 West, latitude 69.6293 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/08/18 / 2018-08-14 20:11:23 / August 14, 2018 @ 8:11 pm. Id of earthquake: us1000g969. Event ids that are associated: us1000g969. The temblor was picked up at 11:11:23 / 11:11 am (local time epicenter).
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 fifty-eight, in the last 10 days two hundred and thirty-seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and thirty-eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 82 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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