A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 66 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (41 miles) on Thursday. Unique identifier: ak20106841. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20106841. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -144.0577° West, 69.5504° North, depth 0 km. The temblor was reported at 10:06:43 / 10:06 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/08/18 / 2018-08-16 19:06:43 / August 16, 2018 @ 7:06 pm.
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 fifteen, in the last 10 days two hundred and fifty, in the past 30 days two hundred and fifty and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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