A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 118 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska (73 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/01/21 / 2021-01-29 01:48:50 / January 29, 2021 @ 1:48 am. Event id: us6000depn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000depn. The epicenter was at a depth of 43.12 km (27 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -170.3201° West, 52.3512° North, depth 43.12 km. The temblor was picked up at 01:48:50 / 1:48 am (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 six and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 118 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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