A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 60 km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (37 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:45:18 / 6:45 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 43.34 km (27 miles). Exact location of event, depth 43.34 km, -178.1837° West, 51.34° North. All ids that are associated to the event: us20008j6x. Unique identifier: us20008j6x. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/02/17 / 2017-02-11 16:45:18 / February 11, 2017 @ 4:45 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 60 km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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