A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 84 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (52 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 10:13:49 / 10:13 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/08/15 / 2015-08-19 21:13:49 / August 19, 2015 @ 9:13 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100033h2. Id of event: us100033h2. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 36.56 km (23 miles). Exact location, longitude -169.4816° West, latitude 52.2797° North, depth = 36.56 km. 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-six and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 84 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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