A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 118 km SSE of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska (73 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -147.7287 West, latitude 69.2121 North, depth = 5.2 km. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:46:54 / 4:46 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 05/08/18 / 2018-08-05 13:46:54 / August 5, 2018 @ 1:46 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.2 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20008147. Id of event: ak20008147.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 118 km SSE of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.
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