A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 69 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (43 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20107640. Id of event: ak20107640. The epicenter was at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:44:11 / 8:44 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/08/18 / 2018-08-17 05:44:11 / August 17, 2018 @ 5:44 am. Exact location of earthquake, -144.1868° West, 69.5384° North, depth 0 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 was reported nearby.
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