A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 75 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (47 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20110227. Id of event: ak20110227. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.7 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/08/18 / 2018-08-18 06:46:27 / August 18, 2018 @ 6:46 am. Exact location of event, longitude -144.1052 West, latitude 69.4715 North, depth = 4.7 km. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:46:27 / 9:46 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days two hundred and seventy-two, in the past 30 days two hundred and seventy-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 75 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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