A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 83 km S of Atka, Alaska (52 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 40.93 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003gl8. Id of event: us20003gl8. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/09/15 / 2015-09-05 06:34:10 / September 5, 2015 @ 6:34 am. Exact location of event, depth 40.93 km, -174.3662° West, 51.457° North. The temblor was reported at 18:34:10 / 6:34 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days twenty-two, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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 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: 83 km S of Atka, Alaska.
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