A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Kodiak Station in Alaska on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: ak16989295. Event ids that are associated: ak16989295, at00oxbv2m. Global time and date of event 05/10/17 / 2017-10-05 02:03:57 / October 5, 2017 @ 2:03 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 47 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 17:03:57 / 5:03 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 47 km, -152.8403° West, 58.3424° North. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kodiak Station in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kodiak (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Kodiak (c. 6 100 pop).
Each 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 65 km NNW of Kodiak Station, Alaska.
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