A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 45 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska (28 miles) on Monday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:16:20 / 1:16 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/04/20 / 2020-04-20 23:16:20 / April 20, 2020 @ 11:16 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -169.5242° West, 52.8355° North, depth 29.7 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 29.7 km (18 miles). Event id: us700090s2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700090s2. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each 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 nine and in the last 365 days one hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 45 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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