A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 71 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska (44 miles) on Sunday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000ja9t. Id of event: us1000ja9t. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/03/19 / 2019-03-04 04:51:28 / March 4, 2019 @ 4:51 am. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:51:28 / 5:51 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -160.9707 West, latitude 54.7498 North, depth = 44.05 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 44.05 km (27 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 71 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska.
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