A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 78 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (48 miles). The temblor was detected at 12:18:38 / 12:18 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak20111209. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20111209. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.4192 West, latitude 69.483 North, depth = 1 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 1 km (1 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 21:18:38 / August 12, 2018 @ 9:18 pm.
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 was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 78 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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