A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 64 km S of Cantwell, Alaska (40 miles) on Sunday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:56:10 / 5:56 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -148.9395 West, latitude 62.8114 North, depth = 61.87 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/08/15 / 2015-08-03 01:56:10 / August 3, 2015 @ 1:56 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us10002xdr. Ids that are associated to the event: us10002xdr. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 61.87 km (38 miles).
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 three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 64 km S of Cantwell, Alaska.
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