A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 79 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (49 miles) on Sunday. Unique identifier: ak20093589. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20093589. Exact location of earthquake, -144.906° West, 69.5774° North, depth 62 km. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:29:17 / 10:29 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 62 km (39 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/08/18 / 2018-08-13 07:29:17 / August 13, 2018 @ 7:29 am.
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 thirty, 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 have been detected 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. 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: 79 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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