A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 74 km NNW of Atka, Alaska (46 miles) on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 211.17 km (131 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10006qur. Event ids that are associated: us10006qur. The temblor was picked up at 13:33:19 / 1:33 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -174.4884° West, latitude 52.8378° North, depth = 211.17 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/09/16 / 2016-09-12 01:33:19 / September 12, 2016 @ 1:33 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 74 km NNW of Atka, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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