A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 63 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska (39 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/03/16 / 2016-03-28 11:45:06 / March 28, 2016 @ 11:45 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.31 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 00:45:06 / 12:45 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -168.6416 West, latitude 52.3813 North, depth = 38.31 km. Id of earthquake: us20005cvp. Event ids that are associated: us20005cvp.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 63 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska.
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