A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 48 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (30 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/08/17 / 2017-08-09 13:52:39 / August 9, 2017 @ 1:52 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 02:52:39 / 2:52 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16489558, us2000a6ph. Id of event: us2000a6ph. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 40.5 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -169.0758 West, latitude 52.5256 North, depth = 40.5 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 48 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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