A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 98 km W of Talkeetna, Alaska (61 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 101.3 km (63 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/11/15 / 2015-11-01 05:21:12 / November 1, 2015 @ 5:21 am. Exact location, longitude -152.0072° West, latitude 62.2169° North, depth = 101.3 km. The temblor was picked up at 21:21:12 / 9:21 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak11760774. Event ids that are associated: us2000415m, ak11760774. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 98 km W of Talkeetna, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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