A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 81 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (50 miles). Event id: ak20158136. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20158136. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0.1 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/08/18 / 2018-08-23 06:03:44 / August 23, 2018 @ 6:03 am. The temblor was reported at 21:03:44 / 9:03 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -145.2021° West, latitude 69.6445° North, depth = 0.1 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days two hundred and eight, in the past 30 days three hundred and ninety-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-five 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 81 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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