A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 31 km NW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (19 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 135.95 km (84 miles). Global time and date of event 12/01/20 / 2020-01-12 16:22:25 / January 12, 2020 @ 4:22 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:22:25 / 6:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 178.1498° East, 52.1217° North, depth 135.95 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us70006ysv. Unique identifier: us70006ysv.
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 one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 31 km NW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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