A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 80 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (50 miles) on Sunday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 21:29:57 / August 12, 2018 @ 9:29 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.3025 West, latitude 69.4504 North, depth = 0.3 km. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:29:57 / 12:29 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20083576. Id of event: ak20083576. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.3 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 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: 80 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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