A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 71 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (44 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/08/18 / 2018-08-18 01:26:20 / August 18, 2018 @ 1:26 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 0 km, -144.6317° West, 69.5891° North. The temblor was detected at 16:26:20 / 4:26 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak20109930. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20109930. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days two hundred and sixty-eight, in the past 30 days two hundred and sixty-eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 71 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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