A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 69 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (43 miles) on Saturday. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kaktovik in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/12/18 / 2018-12-30 07:14:13 / December 30, 2018 @ 7:14 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 20 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: at00pkjg3p. Unique identifier: at00pkjg3p. Exact location, longitude -144.98° West, latitude 69.712° North, depth = 20 km. The temblor was reported at 22:14:13 / 10:14 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days six hundred and fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 69 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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