A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 71 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (44 miles) on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -145.001 West, latitude 69.706 North, depth = 20 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 20 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00pjwv0y, ak20521818. Id of event: at00pjwv0y. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kaktovik in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:31:46 / 5:31 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/12/18 / 2018-12-18 02:31:46 / December 18, 2018 @ 2:31 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days six hundred and fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. 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: 71 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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