A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 51 km SW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (32 miles). Unique identifier: us70003535. Ids that are associated to the event: us70003535. Exact location of earthquake, 177.9978° East, 51.6086° North, depth 47.35 km. Global time and date of event 06/04/19 / 2019-04-06 14:19:40 / April 6, 2019 @ 2:19 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 47.35 km (29 miles). The temblor was detected at 02:19:40 / 2:19 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days twenty-seven, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 51 km SW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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