A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported Gulf of Alaska (0 miles) on Thursday. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18278261, us1000cdtm. Unique identifier: us1000cdtm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.48 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -149.2348° West, latitude 55.6829° North, depth = 10.48 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:18:37 / 8:18 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 01/02/18 / 2018-02-01 18:18:37 / February 1, 2018 @ 6:18 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days four hundred and thirty-six, in the past 30 days four hundred and thirty-six and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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