A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 87 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (54 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 31.24 km (19 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/09/15 / 2015-09-10 16:59:39 / September 10, 2015 @ 4:59 pm. The temblor was picked up at 05:59:39 / 5:59 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 31.24 km, -169.5082° West, 52.2523° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us20003ht3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003ht3.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 87 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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