A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 67 km S of Kaktovik, Alaska (42 miles). Id of earthquake: ak20107964. Event ids that are associated: ak20107964. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:26:03 / 12:26 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Global time and date of event 17/08/18 / 2018-08-17 09:26:03 / August 17, 2018 @ 9:26 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -143.8239° West, latitude 69.5349° North, depth = 0 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seventeen, in the last 10 days two hundred and sixty-one, in the past 30 days two hundred and sixty-one and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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