A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 55 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (34 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.4 km (5 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Kaktovik in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 19:39:37 / 7:39 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 7.4 km, -144.2807° West, 69.6848° North. Event id: ak20110107. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00pdn3m3, ak20110107. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/08/18 / 2018-08-18 04:39:37 / August 18, 2018 @ 4:39 am.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days two hundred and sixty-nine, in the past 30 days two hundred and sixty-nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 55 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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