A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 19 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska (12 miles) on Sunday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/09/19 / 2019-09-01 23:19:18 / September 1, 2019 @ 11:19 pm. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:19:18 / 2:19 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 92 km (57 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us70005b2g. Event ids that are associated: us70005b2g. Exact location of event, depth 92 km, -168.6357° West, 53.0442° North.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 19 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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