A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 76 km E of Chernabura Island, Alaska (47 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 22:42:22 / 10:42 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006prx. Id of event: us10006prx. Exact location, longitude -158.3816° West, latitude 54.729° North, depth = 16.54 km. Global time and date of event 15/09/16 / 2016-09-15 09:42:22 / September 15, 2016 @ 9:42 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 16.54 km (10 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-eight 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 76 km E of Chernabura Island, Alaska.
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