A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 81 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (50 miles). Exact location, longitude -144.2111° West, latitude 69.4341° North, depth = 2.9 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 21:52:25 / August 12, 2018 @ 9:52 pm. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:52:25 / 12:52 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20111228. Unique identifier: ak20111228. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.9 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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-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 in the same area.
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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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