A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, South of the Aleutian Islands (0 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -175.7153 West, latitude 48.9506 North, depth = 14.56 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.56 km (9 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/02/17 / 2017-02-17 13:48:08 / February 17, 2017 @ 1:48 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 01:48:08 / 1:48 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us20008kg2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20008kg2. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: South of the Aleutian Islands.
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