A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) strikes 91 km SW of Atka, Alaska (57 miles) on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 40.96 km (25 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -175.2903 West, latitude 51.7308 North, depth = 40.96 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 21:46:00 / 9:46 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us1000jbsv. Event ids that are associated: us1000jbsv. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/03/19 / 2019-03-07 09:46:00 / March 7, 2019 @ 9:46 am.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. 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 thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 91 km SW of Atka, Alaska.
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