A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 29 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska (18 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/08/20 / 2020-08-08 22:54:19 / August 8, 2020 @ 10:54 pm. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:54:19 / 10:54 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: at00qeroyl, us6000bb8i. Unique identifier: us6000bb8i. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 146.28 km (91 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -153.5888 West, latitude 59.785 North, depth = 146.28 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Pedro Bay in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-eight 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 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: 29 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska.
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