A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 78 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (48 miles). Exact location of event, depth 3.3 km, -144.8469° West, 69.5709° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/08/18 / 2018-08-22 12:01:03 / August 22, 2018 @ 12:01 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: ak20144149. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20144149. The temblor was picked up at 03:01:03 / 3:01 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 3.3 km (2 miles).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days three hundred and seventy-seven, in the past 30 days three hundred and seventy-eight and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 78 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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