A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 87 km S of Chignik Lake, Alaska (54 miles) on Thursday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:11:19 / 12:11 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/08/15 / 2015-08-06 11:11:19 / August 6, 2015 @ 11:11 am. Exact location of event, longitude -158.5443 West, latitude 55.479 North, depth = 60.54 km. Event id: us10002z2r. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002z2r. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 60.54 km (38 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 87 km S of Chignik Lake, Alaska.
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