A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 74 km SSE of Yunaska Island, Alaska (46 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us1000araw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000araw, ak17029027. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/10/17 / 2017-10-13 08:00:51 / October 13, 2017 @ 8:00 am. Exact location, longitude -170.1392° West, latitude 52.0601° North, depth = 37.05 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 37.05 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 21:00:51 / 9:00 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 74 km SSE of Yunaska Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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