A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 220 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (137 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 16:39:49 / 4:39 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 22.06 km (14 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -149.935° West, 56.3388° North, depth 22.06 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18430504, us2000d0qz. Unique identifier: us2000d0qz. Global time and date of event 12/02/18 / 2018-02-12 02:39:49 / February 12, 2018 @ 2:39 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and fifty-seven, in the last 10 days six hundred and fourty, in the past 30 days two thousand, one hundred and sixty-eight and in the last 365 days two thousand, one hundred and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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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: 220 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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