A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 68 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (42 miles) on Monday. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:09:41 / 4:09 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/08/18 / 2018-08-27 13:09:41 / August 27, 2018 @ 1:09 pm. Unique identifier: ak20235369. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20235369. Exact location of earthquake, -144.1771° West, 69.5494° North, depth 0 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days ninety-six, in the past 30 days four hundred and seventeen and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 68 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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