A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 68 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (42 miles) on Thursday. Id of earthquake: ak20174493. Event ids that are associated: ak20174493. Exact location of event, longitude -144.0644 West, latitude 69.5339 North, depth = 0.8 km. Global time and date of event 24/08/18 / 2018-08-24 06:02:59 / August 24, 2018 @ 6:02 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0.8 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 21:02:59 / 9:02 pm (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-nine, in the past 30 days three hundred and ninety-eight and in the last 365 days four hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 68 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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