A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 78 km E of Amatignak Island, Alaska (48 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:18:40 / 11:18 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us100033tv. Event ids that are associated: us100033tv. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.0082 West, latitude 51.1409 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 20/08/15 / 2015-08-20 23:18:40 / August 20, 2015 @ 11:18 pm UTC/GMT.
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 one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 78 km E of Amatignak Island, Alaska.
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