A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska (62 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 13.2 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:39:28 / 1:39 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -162.8151° West, latitude 54.0229° North, depth = 13.2 km. Global time and date of event 03/07/15 / 2015-07-03 00:39:28 / July 3, 2015 @ 12:39 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11640186. Id of event: ak11640186.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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