A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 76 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (47 miles). Id of earthquake: ak20107735. Event ids that are associated: ak20107735. Exact location of earthquake, -144.0343° West, 69.4573° North, depth 17.9 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:19:05 / 9:19 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/08/18 / 2018-08-17 06:19:05 / August 17, 2018 @ 6:19 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.9 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-one, in the last 10 days two hundred and fifty-nine, in the past 30 days two hundred and fifty-nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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