A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Y in Alaska. A tsunami warning has been issued near Y in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -149.857° West, latitude 61.987° North, depth = 47 km. All ids that are associated to the event: at00nxedgq. Unique identifier: at00nxedgq. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/11/15 / 2015-11-06 14:26:50 / November 6, 2015 @ 2:26 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 47 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:26:50 / 5:26 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 86 km (53 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Wasilla (c. 7 800 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Meadow Lakes (c. 7 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Anchorage, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Eagle River (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 19 km S of Y, Alaska.
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