A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 78 km SSE of Yunaska Island, Alaska (48 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/05/17 / 2017-05-19 01:24:56 / May 19, 2017 @ 1:24 am. The temblor was reported at 14:24:56 / 2:24 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us10008th4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16065671, us10008th4. Exact location, longitude -170.4241° West, latitude 51.9415° North, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 78 km SSE of Yunaska Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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