A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 7 km SW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (4 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 178.4174° East, 51.9064° North, depth 127.17 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 03:48:20 / 3:48 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us1000dzwk. Event ids that are associated: us1000dzwk. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/05/18 / 2018-05-07 13:48:20 / May 7, 2018 @ 1:48 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 127.17 km (79 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-four 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.
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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: 7 km SW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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