A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 76 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (47 miles) on Wednesday. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20104692. Unique identifier: ak20104692. Exact location of event, depth 4.9 km, -144.7646° West, 69.5648° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/08/18 / 2018-08-15 15:04:41 / August 15, 2018 @ 3:04 pm. The temblor was detected at 06:04:41 / 6:04 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 4.9 km (3 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-eight, in the last 10 days two hundred and thirty-one, in the past 30 days two hundred and thirty-one and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 76 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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