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Minor earthquake, 3.1 mag has occurred near Kaktovik in Alaska

Earthquake location 68.9784S, -144.8991W


Earthquake location 69.6929S, -144.2943WA minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 55 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (34 miles). The temblor was detected at 23:41:24 / 11:41 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 13/08/18 / 2018-08-13 08:41:24 / August 13, 2018 @ 8:41 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 14.1 km (9 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.2943 West, latitude 69.6929 North, depth = 14.1 km. Id of earthquake: ak20094858. Event ids that are associated: ak20094858.

In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and thirty-one, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 55 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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