A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 257 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (160 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.38 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 14:57:22 / 2:57 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000dbwl. Unique identifier: us2000dbwl. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/03/18 / 2018-03-04 00:57:22 / March 4, 2018 @ 12:57 am. Exact location, longitude -149.3294° West, latitude 56.1964° North, depth = 17.38 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days fifty-nine, in the past 30 days seven hundred and thirty-two and in the last 365 days two thousand, two hundred and eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 257 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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