A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 77 km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (48 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 36.61 km (23 miles). The temblor was reported at 20:17:05 / 8:17 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -177.9295° West, 51.2002° North, depth 36.61 km. Id of earthquake: us100062j7. Event ids that are associated: us100062j7. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 11/07/16 / 2016-07-11 08:17:05 / July 11, 2016 @ 8:17 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 77 km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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