A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, northern Alaska (0 miles). The temblor was reported at 23:53:39 / 11:53 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak20111284. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20111284. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 23:53:39 / August 12, 2018 @ 11:53 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.3082 West, latitude 69.4863 North, depth = 5 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 5 km (3 miles).
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-four, in the last 10 days three hundred and thirty-four, in the past 30 days three hundred and thirty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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