A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 109 km SE of Perryville, Alaska (68 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -157.8979° West, 55.2222° North, depth 29.6 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/01/21 / 2021-01-11 21:17:07 / January 11, 2021 @ 9:17 pm. Unique identifier: ak021ijikwj. Ids that are associated to the event: ak021ijikwj. The temblor was picked up at 21:17:07 / 9:17 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 29.6 km (18 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 109 km SE of Perryville, Alaska.
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