A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska (96 miles). The temblor was reported at 04:06:47 / 4:06 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/10/20 / 2020-10-20 04:06:47 / October 20, 2020 @ 4:06 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -159.4983 West, latitude 54.0607 North, depth = 22.37 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 22.37 km (14 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000c88a. Ids that are associated to the event: ak020diaf5rz, us7000c88a.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five hundred and ninety-six, in the last 10 days five hundred and ninety-six, in the past 30 days six hundred and eleven and in the last 365 days seven hundred and eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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