A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 69 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (43 miles) on Friday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:06:02 / 10:06 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/08/18 / 2018-08-18 07:06:02 / August 18, 2018 @ 7:06 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -144.3402° West, 69.5648° North, depth 0 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kaktovik in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: ak20110237. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00pdnae4, ak20110237.
In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days two hundred and seventy-three, in the past 30 days two hundred and seventy-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-seven 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 69 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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