A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 96 km SE of Akutan, Alaska (60 miles). The temblor was detected at 06:46:31 / 6:46 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 32.57 km (20 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/01/16 / 2016-01-08 17:46:31 / January 8, 2016 @ 5:46 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -164.6902° West, 53.5452° North, depth 32.57 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us10004ced. Unique identifier: us10004ced.
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 three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 96 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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