A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 83 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (52 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 2.3 km, -144.956° West, 69.5399° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 2.3 km (1 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20078993. Unique identifier: ak20078993. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:31:38 / 7:31 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 16:31:38 / August 12, 2018 @ 4:31 pm UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and thirty-five, in the last 10 days three hundred and thirty-six, in the past 30 days three hundred and thirty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 83 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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