A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 50 km SE of Atka, Alaska (31 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -173.588° West, 51.94° North, depth 56 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/11/15 / 2015-11-02 08:31:21 / November 2, 2015 @ 8:31 am. A tsunami warning has been issued near Atka in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 22:31:21 / 10:31 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 56 km (35 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: at00nx6ic9. Unique identifier: at00nx6ic9.
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 one hundred and sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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: 50 km SE of Atka, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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