A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 52 km NNE of Talkeetna, Alaska (32 miles). Unique identifier: us10005brp. Ids that are associated to the event: at00o69cvt, us10005brp, ak13497821. A tsunami warning has been issued near Talkeetna in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 76.31 km (47 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 12:28:40 / 12:28 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/04/16 / 2016-04-26 20:28:40 / April 26, 2016 @ 8:28 pm. Exact location, longitude -149.6741° West, latitude 62.7463° North, depth = 76.31 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventeen 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. 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. 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: 52 km NNE of Talkeetna, Alaska.
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