A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 73 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (45 miles). Exact location of event, depth 0 km, -144.6226° West, 69.5749° North. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:59:53 / 11:59 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Id of earthquake: ak20111807. Event ids that are associated: ak20111807. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/08/18 / 2018-08-18 20:59:53 / August 18, 2018 @ 8:59 pm.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days three hundred and thirty-four, in the past 30 days three hundred and thirty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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