A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 259 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (161 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 09:22:32 / 9:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/02/18 / 2018-02-05 19:22:32 / February 5, 2018 @ 7:22 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18354671, us1000cg7h. Unique identifier: ak18354671. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 12 km (7 miles). Exact location, longitude -148.6817° West, latitude 56.3778° North, depth = 12 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days one hundred and eighty-five, in the past 30 days eight hundred and twenty-three and in the last 365 days eight hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 259 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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