A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 65 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (40 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.7 km (2 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/08/18 / 2018-08-15 16:07:02 / August 15, 2018 @ 4:07 pm. Unique identifier: ak20104774. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20104774. The temblor was detected at 07:07:02 / 7:07 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 3.7 km, -144.2423° West, 69.5885° North.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 65 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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