A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 108 km S of Unalaska, Alaska (67 miles). The 5.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:46:32 / 8:46 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.65 km (13 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -166.8019 West, latitude 52.9134 North, depth = 21.65 km. Id of earthquake: us20006hxb. Event ids that are associated: at00oaxtlm, us20006hxb. Global time and date of event 26/07/16 / 2016-07-26 19:46:32 / July 26, 2016 @ 7:46 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has been issued near Unalaska in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 108 km S of Unalaska, Alaska.
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