A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 101 km ESE of Atka, Alaska (63 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/07/16 / 2016-07-23 14:13:48 / July 23, 2016 @ 2:13 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35.3 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:13:48 / 2:13 am (local time epicenter). Event id: ak13793095. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13793095. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -172.9053 West, latitude 51.7489 North, depth = 35.3 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 101 km ESE of Atka, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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