A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 75 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (47 miles) on Thursday. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:16:18 / 11:16 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/08/18 / 2018-08-23 20:16:18 / August 23, 2018 @ 8:16 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -145.0071 West, latitude 69.6519 North, depth = 0 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20168555. Id of event: ak20168555. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty-three, in the past 30 days three hundred and ninety-eight and in the last 365 days four hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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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: 75 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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