A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 23 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska (14 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 15/11/18 / 2018-11-15 18:13:25 / November 15, 2018 @ 6:13 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -166.2119 West, latitude 53.7951 North, depth = 73.4 km. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:13:25 / 8:13 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20362290. Unique identifier: ak20362290. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 73.4 km (46 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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