A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 77 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (48 miles). The temblor was reported at 21:43:03 / 9:43 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/08/18 / 2018-08-18 06:43:03 / August 18, 2018 @ 6:43 am. Id of earthquake: ak20110222. Event ids that are associated: ak20110222. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -144.9104 West, latitude 69.5927 North, depth = 0 km.
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-four and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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