A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 73 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (45 miles). Unique identifier: ak20111064. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20111064. The temblor was reported at 06:01:05 / 6:01 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 5.5 km (3 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 15:01:05 / August 12, 2018 @ 3:01 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.4999 West, latitude 69.5461 North, depth = 5.5 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 73 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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