A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, northern Alaska (0 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 21:49:29 / August 12, 2018 @ 9:49 pm. Exact location of event, depth 1.8 km, -144.1228° West, 69.465° North. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:49:29 / 9:49 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 1.8 km (1 miles). Event id: ak20084707. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20084707.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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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