A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 71 km S of Nikolski, Alaska (44 miles) on Sunday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005crp. Id of event: us20005crp. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -168.7931° West, latitude 52.3005° North, depth = 29.69 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 29.69 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/03/16 / 2016-03-27 19:44:35 / March 27, 2016 @ 7:44 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:44:35 / 8:44 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 71 km S of Nikolski, Alaska.
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