A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 85 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (53 miles) on Sunday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/10/18 / 2018-10-14 09:10:06 / October 14, 2018 @ 9:10 am. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:10:06 / 12:10 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Unique identifier: ak20280695. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20280695. Exact location of event, longitude -145.153 West, latitude 69.5787 North, depth = 0 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days sixty-two and in the last 365 days five hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 85 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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