A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 61 km W of Nikolski, Alaska (38 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/01/17 / 2017-01-09 19:20:03 / January 9, 2017 @ 7:20 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00ojj1pg, us10007s5a, ak15059272. Id of event: us10007s5a. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 88.27 km (55 miles). The 5.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:20:03 / 9:20 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Nikolski in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -169.7767° West, latitude 52.9836° North, depth = 88.27 km.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 61 km W of Nikolski, Alaska.
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