A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 79 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (49 miles). Unique identifier: us1000dvgy. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000dvgy. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 39.98 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 07:43:59 / 7:43 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/05/18 / 2018-05-01 18:43:59 / May 1, 2018 @ 6:43 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -169.2461° West, 52.2597° North, depth 39.98 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 79 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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