A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 64 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (40 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Event id: ak20106201. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20106201. Exact location, longitude -144.2635° West, latitude 69.5944° North, depth = 0 km. Global time and date of event 16/08/18 / 2018-08-16 08:01:35 / August 16, 2018 @ 8:01 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 23:01:35 / 11:01 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been nineteen, in the last 10 days two hundred and fourty-three, in the past 30 days two hundred and fourty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 64 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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