A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 133 km S of False Pass, Alaska (83 miles) on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: us10007286. Event ids that are associated: ak14274769, us10007286. 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: 27/10/16 / 2016-10-27 00:58:29 / October 27, 2016 @ 12:58 am. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:58:29 / 1:58 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 18.79 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -163.7024° West, 53.6622° North, depth 18.79 km.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 133 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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