A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 277 km S of Middleton Island, Alaska (172 miles). Event id: us1000ghkn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20218899, us1000ghkn. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -145.7555 West, latitude 56.9595 North, depth = 16.61 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/08/18 / 2018-08-26 12:23:05 / August 26, 2018 @ 12:23 pm. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:23:05 / 2:23 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 16.61 km (10 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 277 km S of Middleton Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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