A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 64 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (40 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/08/18 / 2018-08-20 00:50:23 / August 20, 2018 @ 12:50 am. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:50:23 / 3:50 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: ak20118729. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20118729. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.2813 West, latitude 69.6002 North, depth = 8 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days three hundred and fourty-eight, in the past 30 days three hundred and fourty-eight and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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