A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 75 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (47 miles). Id of earthquake: ak20105898. Event ids that are associated: ak20105898. The temblor was picked up at 16:52:58 / 4:52 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/08/18 / 2018-08-16 01:52:58 / August 16, 2018 @ 1:52 am. Exact location of earthquake, -144.6511° West, 69.5515° North, depth 8.2 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.2 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and twenty-seven, in the last 10 days four hundred and four, in the past 30 days four hundred and four and in the last 365 days four hundred and eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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