A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 85 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (53 miles). The temblor was detected at 08:57:57 / 8:57 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20125585. Id of event: ak20125585. Exact location of earthquake, -144.1507° West, 69.3918° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/08/18 / 2018-08-20 17:57:57 / August 20, 2018 @ 5:57 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days three hundred and fifty-three, in the past 30 days three hundred and fifty-three and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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