A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 85 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska (53 miles) on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us70004mr5. Event ids that are associated: us70004mr5. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/07/19 / 2019-07-17 23:47:42 / July 17, 2019 @ 11:47 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -168.5972° West, 52.1839° North. The temblor was picked up at 12:47:42 / 12:47 pm (local time epicenter). 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 85 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska.
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