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Light earthquake, 4.4 mag strikes near Kaktovik in Alaska

Earthquake location 68.9784S, -144.8991W


Earthquake location 69.5951S, -144.1923WA light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 63 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (39 miles). Id of earthquake: ak20094916. Event ids that are associated: ak20094916. The epicenter was at a depth of 4.6 km (3 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 13/08/18 / 2018-08-13 09:55:56 / August 13, 2018 @ 9:55 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 00:55:56 / 12:55 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -144.1923° West, 69.5951° North, depth 4.6 km.

In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and thirty-four, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-four, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 63 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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