A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 66 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (41 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 3.1 km (2 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/08/18 / 2018-08-18 12:07:56 / August 18, 2018 @ 12:07 pm. Exact location of event, depth 3.1 km, -144.2188° West, 69.5747° North. The temblor was detected at 03:07:56 / 3:07 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak20110738. Event ids that are associated: ak20110738.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, 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 nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 66 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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