A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 85 km E of Middleton Island, Alaska (53 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00o6jxwn. Id of event: at00o6jxwn. A tsunami warning has been issued near Middleton Island in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 03:38:47 / 3:38 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -144.817° West, 59.397° North, depth 43 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 43 km (27 miles). Global time and date of event 02/05/16 / 2016-05-02 13:38:47 / May 2, 2016 @ 1:38 pm UTC/GMT.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 85 km E of Middleton Island, Alaska.
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