A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 133 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (83 miles) on Monday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/02/21 / 2021-02-22 20:03:17 / February 22, 2021 @ 8:03 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak0212fzerbn, us6000dk7g. Unique identifier: us6000dk7g. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -169.9058° West, latitude 51.9211° North, depth = 10 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:03:17 / 8:03 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 133 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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