A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) strikes 79 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (49 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Id of earthquake: ak20166617. Event ids that are associated: ak20166617. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/08/18 / 2018-08-23 17:16:49 / August 23, 2018 @ 5:16 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -144.3826 West, latitude 69.4731 North, depth = 0 km. The temblor was reported at 08:16:49 / 8:16 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventeen, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty-four, 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 79 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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