A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 71 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (44 miles) on Sunday. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:50:17 / 6:50 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us1000gdpl. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000gdpl. Exact location of event, longitude -144.821 West, latitude 69.637 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/08/18 / 2018-08-20 03:50:17 / August 20, 2018 @ 3:50 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighteen, in the last 10 days three hundred and fifty-five, in the past 30 days three hundred and fifty-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 71 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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