A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 16 km ENE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (10 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -177.9129° West, 51.926° North, depth 10 km. The temblor was detected at 22:11:08 / 10:11 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us60007dn4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007dn4. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/01/20 / 2020-01-23 08:11:08 / January 23, 2020 @ 8:11 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 16 km ENE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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