A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 56 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (35 miles). The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:08:06 / 10:08 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/09/18 / 2018-09-03 07:08:06 / September 3, 2018 @ 7:08 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 13.5 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -144.2547° West, latitude 69.6742° North, depth = 13.5 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20240352. Unique identifier: ak20240352. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days fourty-seven, in the past 30 days four hundred and fifty-seven and in the last 365 days four hundred and sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 56 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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