A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) strikes 71 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (44 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 2.4 km (1 miles). The temblor was detected at 09:26:13 / 9:26 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20080245, us1000g7ay. Id of event: ak20080245. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 18:26:13 / August 12, 2018 @ 6:26 pm. Exact location of event, depth 2.4 km, -144.6003° West, 69.5329° North.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. 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 occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 71 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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