A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 70 km S of Nikolski, Alaska (43 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/03/16 / 2016-03-27 18:27:27 / March 27, 2016 @ 6:27 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.98 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us20005crb. Event ids that are associated: us20005crb. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -168.8629 West, latitude 52.308 North, depth = 34.98 km. The temblor was picked up at 07:27:27 / 7:27 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 70 km S of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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