A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 70 km WSW of Attu Station, Alaska (43 miles) on Monday. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:51:10 / 1:51 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 172.2078 East, latitude 52.6311 North, depth = 36.63 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us10007cru. Unique identifier: us10007cru. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/11/16 / 2016-11-27 14:51:10 / November 27, 2016 @ 2:51 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 36.63 km (23 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 70 km WSW of Attu Station, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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