A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 43 km N of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (27 miles) on Sunday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/03/16 / 2016-03-19 20:17:52 / March 19, 2016 @ 8:17 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 111.1 km (69 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 178.485° East, 52.3423° North, depth 111.1 km. The temblor was reported at 08:17:52 / 8:17 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: ak13009426. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13009426.
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 two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 43 km N of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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