A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 68 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (42 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.1 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.1774 West, latitude 69.5449 North, depth = 0.1 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/08/18 / 2018-08-23 05:06:38 / August 23, 2018 @ 5:06 am. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20157246. Unique identifier: ak20157246. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:06:38 / 8:06 pm (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days two hundred and ten, in the past 30 days three hundred and eighty-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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