A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 66 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (41 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.6235 West, latitude 69.6437 North, depth = 8.3 km. Global time and date of event 13/08/18 / 2018-08-13 14:36:24 / August 13, 2018 @ 2:36 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.3 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: ak20098909. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20098909. The temblor was picked up at 05:36:24 / 5:36 am (local time epicenter).
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 one hundred and sixty-five, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty-five, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixty-five and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 66 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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