A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 69 km S of Kaktovik, Alaska (43 miles) on Thursday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/08/18 / 2018-08-24 02:46:47 / August 24, 2018 @ 2:46 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20172501. Unique identifier: ak20172501. Exact location, longitude -143.7847° West, latitude 69.5143° North, depth = 0 km. The temblor was picked up at 17:46:47 / 5:46 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-nine, in the past 30 days three hundred and ninety-seven and in the last 365 days four hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 69 km S of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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