A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 68 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (42 miles) on Friday. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:50:08 / 7:50 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20181699. Id of event: ak20181699. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.2 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -144.3845° West, latitude 69.5803° North, depth = 0.2 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/08/18 / 2018-08-24 16:50:08 / August 24, 2018 @ 4:50 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-six, in the past 30 days four hundred and in the last 365 days four hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 68 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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