A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 76 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (47 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20132472. Unique identifier: ak20132472. Exact location, longitude -144.7852° West, latitude 69.5737° North, depth = 0 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 21/08/18 / 2018-08-21 11:25:06 / August 21, 2018 @ 11:25 am UTC/GMT. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:25:06 / 2:25 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days three hundred and sixty-three, in the past 30 days three hundred and sixty-three and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 76 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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