A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 84 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska (52 miles). Event id: ak13106219. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13106219. Global time and date of event 27/03/16 / 2016-03-27 18:01:32 / March 27, 2016 @ 6:01 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.8 km (12 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 07:01:32 / 7:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -168.6251° West, latitude 52.1931° North, depth = 19.8 km.
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 seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
Did you feel the quake?
What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 84 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska.
Copyright © 2016 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply