A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 27 km SW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (17 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -178.4754° West, latitude 51.743° North, depth = 10 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:02:57 / 2:02 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us20005l9x. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005l9x. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/04/16 / 2016-04-23 23:02:57 / April 23, 2016 @ 11:02 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 27 km SW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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