A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 95 km S of Chignik Lake, Alaska (59 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 07/06/16 / 2016-06-07 10:13:06 / June 7, 2016 @ 10:13 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -158.5363° West, 55.407° North, depth 40.95 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 40.95 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:13:06 / 11:13 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us200062hr. Event ids that are associated: us200062hr.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fourty 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 95 km S of Chignik Lake, Alaska.
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