A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 67 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (42 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 1.4 km (1 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -144.0587 West, latitude 69.5471 North, depth = 1.4 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/08/18 / 2018-08-23 16:11:25 / August 23, 2018 @ 4:11 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20166550. Unique identifier: ak20166550. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:11:25 / 7:11 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty-four, in the past 30 days three hundred and ninety-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 67 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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