A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 105 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska (65 miles). Exact location, longitude -167.4523° West, latitude 52.5433° North, depth = 33.17 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 33.17 km (21 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:35:35 / 6:35 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/05/16 / 2016-05-09 17:35:35 / May 9, 2016 @ 5:35 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13539230, us10005g38. Id of event: us10005g38.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days twenty, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 105 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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