A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 76 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (47 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.5 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 19:02:13 / 7:02 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -144.3746° West, 69.5009° North, depth 20.5 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/08/18 / 2018-08-17 04:02:13 / August 17, 2018 @ 4:02 am. Event id: ak20107496. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20107496.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been nineteen, in the last 10 days two hundred and fifty-seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and fifty-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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 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: 76 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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