A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 94 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska (58 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 14.57 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19258033, us1000dsg7. Id of event: us1000dsg7. The temblor was detected at 09:16:26 / 9:16 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/04/18 / 2018-04-23 20:16:26 / April 23, 2018 @ 8:16 pm. Exact location, longitude -167.9067° West, latitude 52.3193° North, depth = 14.57 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 94 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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