A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was reported 76 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (47 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location, longitude -144.617° West, latitude 69.5403° North, depth = 0.3 km. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:55:00 / 9:55 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0.3 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/08/18 / 2018-08-15 18:55:00 / August 15, 2018 @ 6:55 pm. Id of earthquake: ak20105075. Event ids that are associated: ak20105075.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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