A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 91 km S of Kaktovik, Alaska (57 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.8 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: ak20125114. Event ids that are associated: ak20125114. Global time and date of event 20/08/18 / 2018-08-20 17:19:45 / August 20, 2018 @ 5:19 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 0.8 km, -143.592° West, 69.3085° North. The temblor was picked up at 08:19:45 / 8:19 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days three hundred and fifty-two, in the past 30 days three hundred and fifty-two and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 91 km S of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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