A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 253 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska (157 miles) on Saturday. Unique identifier: us6000bb3t. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000bb3t. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/08/20 / 2020-08-08 12:31:52 / August 8, 2020 @ 12:31 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 176.7211° East, 52.1253° North, depth 11.16 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11.16 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 12:31:52 / 12:31 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 253 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska.
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