A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 78 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (48 miles) on Monday. Global time and date of event 14/08/18 / 2018-08-14 00:56:56 / August 14, 2018 @ 12:56 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 15:56:56 / 3:56 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20239416. Unique identifier: ak20239416. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 4.7 km (3 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -144.1449° West, 69.4538° North, depth 4.7 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and six, in the last 10 days four hundred and fourty-eight, in the past 30 days four hundred and fourty-eight and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 78 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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