A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 89 km W of Amukta Island, Alaska (55 miles) on Thursday. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/10/16 / 2016-10-20 11:23:51 / October 20, 2016 @ 11:23 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -172.5774 West, latitude 52.4569 North, depth = 138.68 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 138.68 km (86 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:23:51 / 2:23 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us20007fka. Event ids that are associated: us20007fka, ak14250223. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 89 km W of Amukta Island, Alaska.
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