A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles) on Sunday. Event id: us100068xc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100068xc, ak13819936. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/07/16 / 2016-07-31 05:58:31 / July 31, 2016 @ 5:58 am. Exact location of earthquake, -179.1796° West, 51.4128° North, depth 6.37 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.37 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:58:31 / 5:58 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every 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 one, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska.
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