A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 60 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (37 miles) on Sunday. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:45:19 / 4:45 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak20227738. Event ids that are associated: ak20227738. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/08/18 / 2018-08-27 01:45:19 / August 27, 2018 @ 1:45 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 1.9 km, -144.2451° West, 69.6355° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 1.9 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days one hundred and one, in the past 30 days four hundred and fifteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 60 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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