A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 96 km NW of Old Crow, Canada (60 miles). 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: 24/08/16 / 2016-08-24 11:08:23 / August 24, 2016 @ 11:08 am. Exact location of earthquake, -141.5659° West, 68.1436° North, depth 15 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:08:23 / 3:08 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak13877140. Unique identifier: ak13877140. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15 km (9 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 96 km NW of Old Crow, Canada.
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