A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 65 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (40 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/08/18 / 2018-08-25 12:04:37 / August 25, 2018 @ 12:04 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20197220. Unique identifier: ak20197220. Exact location of earthquake, -144.214° West, 69.5785° North, depth 0.2 km. The temblor was reported at 03:04:37 / 3:04 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.2 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-one, in the past 30 days four hundred and five and in the last 365 days four hundred and nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 65 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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