A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 63 km SSE of Buldir Island, Alaska (39 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 49.89 km (31 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 176.3077° East, 51.8343° North, depth 49.89 km. The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:49:29 / 1:49 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005diz. Id of event: us10005diz. 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: 04/05/16 / 2016-05-04 01:49:29 / May 4, 2016 @ 1:49 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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: 63 km SSE of Buldir Island, Alaska.
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