A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 60 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (37 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of earthquake, -144.233° West, 69.6317° North, depth 0 km. Event id: ak20238229. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20238229. The epicenter was at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/08/18 / 2018-08-30 11:00:58 / August 30, 2018 @ 11:00 am. The temblor was detected at 02:00:58 / 2:00 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seventy-five, in the past 30 days four hundred and thirty-five and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-nine 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 60 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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