A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 70 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (43 miles) on Thursday. Event id: us1000gb6u. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000gb6u. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:26:56 / 9:26 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.16 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -144.3017° West, latitude 69.5471° North, depth = 2.16 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/08/18 / 2018-08-17 06:26:56 / August 17, 2018 @ 6:26 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-six, in the last 10 days two hundred and seventy-five, in the past 30 days two hundred and seventy-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 70 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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