A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 77 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (48 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 5.3 km, -144.3262° West, 69.4814° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 21:24:28 / August 12, 2018 @ 9:24 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20111212. Unique identifier: ak20111212. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.3 km (3 miles). The temblor was picked up at 12:24:28 / 12:24 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and thirty, in the last 10 days three hundred and thirty, in the past 30 days three hundred and thirty and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 77 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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