A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 20 km WNW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (12 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 139.54 km (87 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019gqcdfuc, us70006wf5. Id of event: us70006wf5. Exact location, longitude 178.2261° East, latitude 52.0268° North, depth = 139.54 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:41:49 / 11:41 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/12/19 / 2019-12-30 21:41:49 / December 30, 2019 @ 9:41 pm.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
Did you feel it?
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: 20 km WNW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2020 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply