A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 76 km SSE of Atka, Alaska (47 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.969 West, latitude 51.526 North, depth = 42.4 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 42.4 km (26 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:56:47 / 6:56 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us10002njl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002njl. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/07/15 / 2015-07-05 18:56:47 / July 5, 2015 @ 6:56 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days one hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 76 km SSE of Atka, Alaska.
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