A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 58 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (36 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 9 km (6 miles). Event id: ak20093613. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20093613. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/08/18 / 2018-08-13 07:50:12 / August 13, 2018 @ 7:50 am. Exact location of earthquake, -144.2274° West, 69.6525° North, depth 9 km. The temblor was picked up at 22:50:12 / 10:50 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and twenty-nine, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 58 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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