A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 12 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska (7 miles) on Tuesday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:30:48 / 8:30 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 173.315° East, latitude 52.7654° North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/11/20 / 2020-11-10 08:30:48 / November 10, 2020 @ 8:30 am. Id of earthquake: us7000ccxb. Event ids that are associated: ak020eh39aoz, us7000ccxb. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 12 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska.
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