A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) strikes 84 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (52 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -145.0963 West, latitude 69.566 North, depth = 4.1 km. The temblor was picked up at 09:09:32 / 9:09 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.1 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20080174. Id of event: ak20080174. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 18:09:32 / August 12, 2018 @ 6:09 pm.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and thirty, in the last 10 days three hundred and thirty-three, in the past 30 days three hundred and thirty-three and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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