A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 65 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (40 miles). The temblor was detected at 04:37:05 / 4:37 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -144.2058 West, latitude 69.5798 North, depth = 1.1 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 1.1 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/08/18 / 2018-08-28 13:37:05 / August 28, 2018 @ 1:37 pm. Event id: ak20237098. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20237098.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days ninety, in the past 30 days four hundred and twenty-five and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 65 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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