A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 20 km NNW of Kaktovik, Alaska (12 miles). Unique identifier: us10002njv. Ids that are associated to the event: at00nr14nh, us10002njv. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kaktovik in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:26:03 / 11:26 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/07/15 / 2015-07-05 19:26:03 / July 5, 2015 @ 7:26 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.8 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -143.8455 West, latitude 70.3 North, depth = 21.8 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 20 km NNW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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