A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 52 km NNW of Atka, Alaska (32 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 208.06 km (129 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000ja0x. Unique identifier: us1000ja0x. The temblor was picked up at 13:07:20 / 1:07 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 208.06 km, -174.3753° West, 52.6569° North. Global time and date of event 03/03/19 / 2019-03-03 01:07:20 / March 3, 2019 @ 1:07 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 52 km NNW of Atka, Alaska.
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