A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 39 km SW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (24 miles) on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.5623 West, latitude 51.6498 North, depth = 7.2 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/05/17 / 2017-05-08 18:03:49 / May 8, 2017 @ 6:03 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak15991388. Unique identifier: ak15991388. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.2 km (4 miles). The temblor was picked up at 08:03:49 / 8:03 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days thirty-two, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 39 km SW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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