A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 81 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (50 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 5.3 km (3 miles). The temblor was detected at 08:03:54 / 8:03 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 17:03:54 / August 12, 2018 @ 5:03 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.6034 West, latitude 69.4843 North, depth = 5.3 km. Unique identifier: ak20079130. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20079130.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and thirty-five, in the last 10 days three hundred and thirty-five, in the past 30 days three hundred and thirty-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 81 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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