A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 90 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (56 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/08/18 / 2018-08-23 15:17:33 / August 23, 2018 @ 3:17 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:17:33 / 6:17 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -145.5372 West, latitude 69.6554 North, depth = 0 km. Id of earthquake: ak20165607. Event ids that are associated: ak20165607. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and seventy, in the past 30 days three hundred and ninety-nine and in the last 365 days four hundred and three 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 90 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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