A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 105 km NNE of Chignik Lake, Alaska (65 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/04/16 / 2016-04-02 06:00:48 / April 2, 2016 @ 6:00 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -157.8204 West, latitude 57.0518 North, depth = 6.9 km. Id of earthquake: ak13228347. Event ids that are associated: ak13228347. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:00:48 / 10:00 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.9 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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