A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 39 km SSE of Yunaska Island, Alaska (24 miles). Exact location, longitude -170.4297° West, latitude 52.3178° North, depth = 44.3 km. The temblor was reported at 20:51:06 / 8:51 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/06/17 / 2017-06-05 07:51:06 / June 5, 2017 @ 7:51 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 44.3 km (28 miles). Event id: us20009kqt. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20009kqt. 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-three 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.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 39 km SSE of Yunaska Island, Alaska.
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