A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 30 km SW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (19 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -178.39° West, 51.6554° North, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/10/19 / 2019-10-15 13:09:42 / October 15, 2019 @ 1:09 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005ubn. Id of event: us70005ubn. The temblor was detected at 03:09:42 / 3:09 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Every 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 three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 30 km SW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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