A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 78 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (48 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of event, longitude -144.3842 West, latitude 69.4744 North, depth = 0 km. The temblor was detected at 10:37:49 / 10:37 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Id of earthquake: ak20237212. Event ids that are associated: ak20237212. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/08/18 / 2018-08-28 19:37:49 / August 28, 2018 @ 7:37 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days ninety-two, in the past 30 days four hundred and twenty-seven and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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