A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 61 km E of Amatignak Island, Alaska (38 miles) on Sunday. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/08/15 / 2015-08-24 03:57:50 / August 24, 2015 @ 3:57 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.2263 West, latitude 51.2336 North, depth = 25.3 km. The temblor was reported at 15:57:50 / 3:57 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 25.3 km (16 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us20003f98, ak11684143. Unique identifier: us20003f98.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 61 km E of Amatignak Island, Alaska.
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