A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 69 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (43 miles). The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:30:44 / 8:30 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 1.3 km (1 miles). Global time and date of event 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 17:30:44 / August 12, 2018 @ 5:30 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 1.3 km, -144.8325° West, 69.5265° North. Event id: ak20079190. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20079190, us1000g7aa.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and thirty, in the last 10 days three hundred and thirty-one, in the past 30 days three hundred and thirty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 69 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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