A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was reported 80 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (50 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 03:47:37 / 3:47 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20133021. Unique identifier: ak20133021. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.3897 West, latitude 69.4635 North, depth = 0 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/08/18 / 2018-08-21 12:47:37 / August 21, 2018 @ 12:47 pm.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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 sixty-five, in the past 30 days three hundred and sixty-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 80 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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