A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 72 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (45 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 19:38:27 / August 12, 2018 @ 7:38 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ak20081352. Event ids that are associated: ak20081352, us1000g7c6. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.1 km (3 miles). The 3.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:38:27 / 10:38 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -144.8386 West, latitude 69.5339 North, depth = 4.1 km.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and thirty, in the last 10 days three hundred and thirty-one, in the past 30 days three hundred and thirty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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