A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 29 km NW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (18 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 13:13:38 / 1:13 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us2000k9eg. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000k9eg. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 178.1978 East, latitude 52.1344 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/04/19 / 2019-04-02 23:13:38 / April 2, 2019 @ 11:13 pm.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fifty-seven 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 29 km NW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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