A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 78 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (48 miles). Exact location of event, depth 0 km, -144.9046° West, 69.5884° North. The temblor was reported at 11:18:22 / 11:18 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 25/08/18 / 2018-08-25 20:18:22 / August 25, 2018 @ 8:18 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20204210. Id of event: ak20204210.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and seventeen, in the past 30 days four hundred and eleven and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 78 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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