A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 45 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska (28 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/11/15 / 2015-11-14 22:03:05 / November 14, 2015 @ 10:03 pm. Event id: ak11915193. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11915193. Exact location, longitude -169.3303° West, latitude 52.6408° North, depth = 20.1 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.1 km (12 miles). The temblor was reported at 12:03:05 / 12:03 pm (local time epicenter).
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 seven, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 45 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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