A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 47 km SW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (29 miles). Exact location, longitude -178.5368° West, latitude 51.5337° North, depth = 38.33 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.33 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 07:13:34 / 7:13 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Tanaga Volcano in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00o9qyel, us10005zmh, ak13736150. Id of event: us10005zmh. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/07/16 / 2016-07-03 16:13:34 / July 3, 2016 @ 4:13 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 47 km SW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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