A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, Gulf of Alaska (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/01/18 / 2018-01-25 13:03:43 / January 25, 2018 @ 1:03 pm. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:03:43 / 1:03 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 19.99 km (12 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000cp8n. Event ids that are associated: us2000cp8n. Exact location of event, depth 19.99 km, -148.8177° West, 56.4604° North.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-three, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and fourty-eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: Gulf of Alaska.
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