A minor earthquake magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) strikes 74 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (46 miles) on Saturday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/08/19 / 2019-08-11 01:45:01 / August 11, 2019 @ 1:45 am. The 3.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:45:01 / 4:45 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak019a8tph4b. Ids that are associated to the event: ak019a8tph4b. Exact location of earthquake, -145.008° West, 69.6633° North, depth 11.3 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11.3 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seven hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 74 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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