A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 50 km ESE of Cold Bay, Alaska (31 miles) on Monday. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/05/16 / 2016-05-24 07:03:31 / May 24, 2016 @ 7:03 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 110.52 km (69 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -161.9662° West, 55.0481° North, depth 110.52 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:03:31 / 11:03 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10005jin. Event ids that are associated: ak13605528, us10005jin.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 50 km ESE of Cold Bay, Alaska.
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