A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 104 km SSW of Atka, Alaska (65 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 33.39 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:14:49 / 9:14 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/07/19 / 2019-07-26 21:14:49 / July 26, 2019 @ 9:14 pm. Exact location, longitude -174.8514° West, latitude 51.344° North, depth = 33.39 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0199iou1sv, us60004w62. Id of event: us60004w62.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days one hundred and ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 104 km SSW of Atka, Alaska.
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