A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 68 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (42 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us1000g95l. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000g95l. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/08/18 / 2018-08-14 19:50:43 / August 14, 2018 @ 7:50 pm. The temblor was reported at 10:50:43 / 10:50 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -144.5462° West, 69.6023° North.
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-nine, 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 has occurred nearby.
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