A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 79 km SW of Buldir Island, Alaska (49 miles) on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 174.9759 East, latitude 51.9425 North, depth = 36.81 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 36.81 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us10005jkd. Event ids that are associated: us10005jkd. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:27:00 / 3:27 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/05/16 / 2016-05-16 03:27:00 / May 16, 2016 @ 3:27 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 79 km SW of Buldir Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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