A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 84 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (52 miles). Global time and date of event 01/04/16 / 2016-04-01 14:39:21 / April 1, 2016 @ 2:39 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us20005g2i. Event ids that are associated: ak13207170, us20005g2i. Exact location of event, longitude -169.4673 West, latitude 52.2683 North, depth = 42.83 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 42.83 km (27 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:39:21 / 3:39 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days thirty-three, in the past 30 days fourty-three and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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 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 SSW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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