A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 61 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (38 miles) on Monday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/08/18 / 2018-08-20 19:58:30 / August 20, 2018 @ 7:58 pm. Exact location, longitude -144.277° West, latitude 69.6314° North, depth = 0.6 km. The temblor was reported at 10:58:30 / 10:58 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 0.6 km (0 miles). Event id: ak20126085. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20126085.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 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-four, in the past 30 days three hundred and fifty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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