A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 266 km W of Sitka, Alaska (165 miles). The 5.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:32:12 / 11:32 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -139.72° West, latitude 56.952° North, depth = 21 km. Global time and date of event 10/09/19 / 2019-09-10 20:32:12 / September 10, 2019 @ 8:32 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: at00pxmudo. Unique identifier: at00pxmudo. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 21 km (13 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Sitka in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 266 km W of Sitka, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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