A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 71 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (44 miles). Exact location of event, depth 0.1 km, -144.2333° West, 69.5262° North. Event id: ak20142792. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20142792. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/08/18 / 2018-08-22 10:08:03 / August 22, 2018 @ 10:08 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 01:08:03 / 1:08 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0.1 km (0 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days three hundred and seventy-six, in the past 30 days three hundred and seventy-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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