A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 80 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska (50 miles). The temblor was picked up at 02:51:07 / 2:51 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -168.5034° West, latitude 52.2455° North, depth = 37.27 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 29/03/16 / 2016-03-29 13:51:07 / March 29, 2016 @ 1:51 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 37.27 km (23 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13141822, us20005eib. Id of event: us20005eib.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighteen, in the last 10 days thirty-four, in the past 30 days fourty-one and in the last 365 days four hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 80 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska.
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