A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 89 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (55 miles) on Sunday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11664724, us10002wik. Id of event: us10002wik. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -169.446° West, latitude 52.213° North, depth = 37.7 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 37.7 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 13:33:42 / 1:33 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/07/15 / 2015-07-27 00:33:42 / July 27, 2015 @ 12:33 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and thirty-six, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-two, in the past 30 days one hundred and fourty-eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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: 89 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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