A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 273 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (170 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak18464912, us2000d54y. Unique identifier: us2000d54y. The temblor was detected at 18:42:02 / 6:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -148.7764° West, latitude 56.3278° North, depth = 19.93 km. Global time and date of event 20/02/18 / 2018-02-20 04:42:02 / February 20, 2018 @ 4:42 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 19.93 km (12 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 seven, in the last 10 days seventy-eight, in the past 30 days one thousand, seven hundred and ninety-one and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and ninety-five 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. 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: 273 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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