A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 69 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (43 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/08/18 / 2018-08-22 19:26:11 / August 22, 2018 @ 7:26 pm. Id of earthquake: us1000gflq. Event ids that are associated: us1000gflq. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:26:11 / 10:26 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 8.65 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -144.6473° West, latitude 69.6201° North, depth = 8.65 km.
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 ten, in the last 10 days three hundred and thirteen, in the past 30 days three hundred and eighty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 69 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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