A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 87 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (54 miles) on Thursday. The epicenter was at a depth of 44.3 km (28 miles). Exact location of event, depth 44.3 km, -145.4252° West, 69.6466° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/08/18 / 2018-08-23 12:44:04 / August 23, 2018 @ 12:44 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20163716. Unique identifier: ak20163716. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:44:04 / 3:44 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and eighty-one, in the past 30 days three hundred and ninety-seven and in the last 365 days four hundred and one 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. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 87 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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