A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 83 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (52 miles). The temblor was picked up at 10:34:54 / 10:34 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 19:34:54 / August 12, 2018 @ 7:34 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20111167. Id of event: ak20111167. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 3.6 km (2 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -144.8834 West, latitude 69.5219 North, depth = 3.6 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and thirty-seven, in the last 10 days three hundred and thirty-eight, in the past 30 days three hundred and thirty-eight and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 83 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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