A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 62 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (39 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20109677, us1000gbzq. Unique identifier: ak20109677. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:35:32 / 1:35 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.5 km (0 miles). Exact location, longitude -144.2758° West, latitude 69.6189° North, depth = 0.5 km. Global time and date of event 17/08/18 / 2018-08-17 22:35:32 / August 17, 2018 @ 10:35 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days two hundred and sixty-five, in the past 30 days two hundred and sixty-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 62 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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