A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 67 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (42 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location, longitude -144.0647° West, latitude 69.5445° North, depth = 0 km. The temblor was picked up at 03:18:34 / 3:18 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Unique identifier: ak20104475. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20104475. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/08/18 / 2018-08-15 12:18:34 / August 15, 2018 @ 12:18 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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-seven, in the last 10 days two hundred and twenty-seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and twenty-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 67 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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