A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 119 km S of Unalaska, Alaska (74 miles) on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 09:53:52 / 9:53 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -166.7147 West, latitude 52.8051 North, depth = 3.9 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.9 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/07/16 / 2016-07-26 20:53:52 / July 26, 2016 @ 8:53 pm. Unique identifier: ak13802903. Ids that are associated to the event: ak13802903.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 119 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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