A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 58 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (36 miles) on Monday. The temblor was picked up at 09:15:10 / 9:15 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.84 km (15 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/08/18 / 2018-08-20 18:15:10 / August 20, 2018 @ 6:15 pm. Exact location, longitude -144.1315° West, latitude 69.6328° North, depth = 23.84 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000ge1v. Id of event: us1000ge1v.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-one, in the last 10 days three hundred and ninety-five, in the past 30 days three hundred and ninety-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 58 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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