A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 88 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (55 miles). Global time and date of event 19/08/18 / 2018-08-19 19:30:07 / August 19, 2018 @ 7:30 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.1 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -145.4578 West, latitude 69.6534 North, depth = 2.1 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:30:07 / 10:30 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: ak20116787. Event ids that are associated: ak20116787.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days three hundred and fourty-four, in the past 30 days three hundred and fourty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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