A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 82 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (51 miles) on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/08/18 / 2018-08-14 21:40:43 / August 14, 2018 @ 9:40 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 13.9 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 12:40:43 / 12:40 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20103431, us1000g995. Unique identifier: ak20103431. Exact location of event, longitude -145.1604 West, latitude 69.6678 North, depth = 13.9 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and fifteen, in the last 10 days four hundred and fifty-two, in the past 30 days four hundred and fifty-two and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 82 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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