A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 70 km SE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (43 miles) on Tuesday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:24:47 / 8:24 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 54.77 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us20007dd0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20007dd0. Exact location of event, longitude -177.5358 West, latitude 51.3739 North, depth = 54.77 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/10/16 / 2016-10-12 08:24:47 / October 12, 2016 @ 8:24 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 70 km SE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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