A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 19 km WSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (12 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 178.2536° East, 51.8725° North, depth 113.93 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005gdm. Id of event: us10005gdm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:59:41 / 10:59 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 113.93 km (71 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/05/16 / 2016-05-10 19:59:41 / May 10, 2016 @ 7:59 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 19 km WSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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