A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 157 km S of False Pass, Alaska (98 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -163.6794 West, latitude 53.4422 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 14:35:43 / 2:35 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us20006hzz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006hzz. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/07/16 / 2016-07-27 01:35:43 / July 27, 2016 @ 1:35 am.
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 one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 157 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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