A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 68 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (42 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.066 West, latitude 69.533 North, depth = 0 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/08/18 / 2018-08-29 19:07:00 / August 29, 2018 @ 7:07 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20237681. Unique identifier: ak20237681. The temblor was picked up at 10:07:00 / 10:07 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eighty-four, in the past 30 days four hundred and thirty-one and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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