A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 67 km S of Kaktovik, Alaska (42 miles). The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:54:52 / 9:54 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 0 km, -143.7803° West, 69.529° North. Global time and date of event 15/08/18 / 2018-08-15 18:54:52 / August 15, 2018 @ 6:54 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: ak20105074. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20105074.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-four, in the last 10 days two hundred and thirty-five, in the past 30 days two hundred and thirty-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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