A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 80 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (50 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). The temblor was reported at 04:32:43 / 4:32 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, -169.3073° West, 52.2699° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/09/18 / 2018-09-23 15:32:43 / September 23, 2018 @ 3:32 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20261258, us1000h3dn. Unique identifier: us1000h3dn.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 80 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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