A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 53 km NNW of Circle Hot Springs Station, Alaska (33 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 20.3 km (13 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/05/16 / 2016-05-10 14:41:33 / May 10, 2016 @ 2:41 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13544243. Id of event: ak13544243. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:41:33 / 6:41 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -145.2591 West, latitude 65.888 North, depth = 20.3 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 53 km NNW of Circle Hot Springs Station, Alaska.
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