A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 88 km E of Nikolski, Alaska (55 miles) on Friday. Global time and date of event 18/05/18 / 2018-05-18 14:00:57 / May 18, 2018 @ 2:00 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us1000e80m. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000e80m. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 71.75 km (45 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 71.75 km, -167.5585° West, 52.9794° North. The temblor was picked up at 03:00:57 / 3:00 am (local time epicenter).
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 seventy-seven 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 88 km E of Nikolski, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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