A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 82 km NW of Valdez, Alaska (51 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, -147.2302° West, 61.738° North, depth 44.63 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:05:25 / 1:05 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us100042ng. Event ids that are associated: at00nyq6p1, us100042ng. A tsunami warning has been issued near Valdez in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 44.63 km (28 miles). Global time and date of event 02/12/15 / 2015-12-02 10:05:25 / December 2, 2015 @ 10:05 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 82 km NW of Valdez, Alaska.
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