A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 20 km NNW of Kaktovik, Alaska (12 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of event, longitude -143.3188 West, latitude 70.4726 North, depth = 14.5 km. The temblor was picked up at 11:25:59 / 11:25 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Kaktovik in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 05/07/15 / 2015-07-05 19:25:59 / July 5, 2015 @ 7:25 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.5 km (9 miles). Event id: ak11641880. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00nr14nh, us10002njv, ak11641880.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 20 km NNW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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