A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 78 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (48 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.2 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Kaktovik in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:14:10 / 10:14 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 9.2 km, -144.966° West, 69.5805° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/12/18 / 2018-12-30 07:14:10 / December 30, 2018 @ 7:14 am. All ids that are associated to the event: at00pkjg3p, ak20593585, us2000iz4h. Unique identifier: ak20593585.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days six hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 78 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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