A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 235 km SE of Akutan, Alaska (146 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -163.3902 West, latitude 52.5655 North, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: at00slg06s, ak024dbrg4cm, us6000nz0p. Unique identifier: us6000nz0p. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:39:59 / 9:39 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/10/24 / 2024-10-16 09:39:59 / October 16, 2024 @ 9:39 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has been issued near Akutan in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 235 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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