A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 26 km W of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (16 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/04/19 / 2019-04-02 21:39:41 / April 2, 2019 @ 9:39 pm. The temblor was detected at 11:39:41 / 11:39 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000k9e2. Id of event: us2000k9e2. Exact location of event, longitude 178.1249 East, latitude 51.9853 North, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. 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: 26 km W of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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