A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 91 km NNW of Yunaska Island, Alaska (57 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 20:32:58 / 8:32 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 186.27 km (116 miles). Id of earthquake: us10007p28. Event ids that are associated: us10007p28. Exact location of event, longitude -170.9784 West, latitude 53.4355 North, depth = 186.27 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/01/17 / 2017-01-01 07:32:58 / January 1, 2017 @ 7:32 am UTC/GMT.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 91 km NNW of Yunaska Island, Alaska.
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