A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Redoubt Volcano in Alaska. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/03/16 / 2016-03-12 21:57:54 / March 12, 2016 @ 9:57 pm. The temblor was detected at 12:57:54 / 12:57 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: ak12970112. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00o3y50i, ak12970112, us10004x3k. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 99.9 km (62 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has been issued near Redoubt Volcano in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -152.306 West, latitude 60.2569 North, depth = 99.9 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 59 km (36 miles) from Kalifornsky (c. 7 900 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Kenai (c. 7 100 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Sterling (c. 5 600 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Homer (c. 5 000 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sterling, Homer, Kenai.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 35 km SE of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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