A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 88 km WSW of Kiska Volcano, Alaska (55 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/05/18 / 2018-05-23 21:43:19 / May 23, 2018 @ 9:43 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 27.6 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: ak19652276, us1000eayu. Unique identifier: us1000eayu. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 27.6 km, 176.537° East, 51.6589° North. The temblor was detected at 09:43:19 / 9:43 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 88 km WSW of Kiska Volcano, Alaska.
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