A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 275 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (171 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/02/18 / 2018-02-24 14:51:07 / February 24, 2018 @ 2:51 pm. Unique identifier: us2000d7e0. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000d7e0. The epicenter was at a depth of 22.6 km (14 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.5296 West, latitude 56.4862 North, depth = 22.6 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 04:51:07 / 4:51 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seventy, in the past 30 days one thousand and sixty-eight and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 275 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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