A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 101 km S of Kaktovik, Alaska (63 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20125597. Unique identifier: ak20125597. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:14:33 / 9:14 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 5.3 km (3 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/08/18 / 2018-08-20 18:14:33 / August 20, 2018 @ 6:14 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -143.3912° West, latitude 69.2272° North, depth = 5.3 km.
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-one, in the past 30 days three hundred and fifty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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