A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 61 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (38 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.5 km (0 miles). The temblor was picked up at 02:47:00 / 2:47 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20132488. Id of event: ak20132488. Global time and date of event 21/08/18 / 2018-08-21 11:47:00 / August 21, 2018 @ 11:47 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 0.5 km, -144.1934° West, 69.6188° North.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days three hundred and sixty-four, in the past 30 days three hundred and sixty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty-eight 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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