A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 80 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (50 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.4 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -144.636° West, 69.5036° North, depth 0.4 km. The temblor was picked up at 06:21:25 / 6:21 am (local time epicenter). Event id: ak20111070. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20111070. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 15:21:25 / August 12, 2018 @ 3:21 pm.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and thirty, in the last 10 days three hundred and thirty, in the past 30 days three hundred and thirty and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 80 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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