A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 118 km S of Unalaska, Alaska (73 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.8 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:58:07 / 5:58 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak025z0r45f. Id of event: ak025z0r45f. Exact location of earthquake, -166.7604° West, 52.8221° North, depth 3.8 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/01/25 / 2025-01-21 17:58:07 / January 21, 2025 @ 5:58 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 118 km S of Unalaska, Alaska.
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