A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 73 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (45 miles). Global time and date of event 17/08/18 / 2018-08-17 17:25:59 / August 17, 2018 @ 5:25 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us1000gbnc. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000gbnc. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:25:59 / 8:25 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -144.087° West, 69.4897° North.
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 sixteen, in the last 10 days two hundred and sixty-four, in the past 30 days two hundred and sixty-four and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 73 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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