A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 29 km WNW of Amatignak Island, Alaska (18 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:18:17 / 11:18 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10007twz. Event ids that are associated: us10007twz, ak15091116. The epicenter was at a depth of 62.03 km (39 miles). Exact location, longitude -179.5202° West, latitude 51.3369° North, depth = 62.03 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/01/17 / 2017-01-18 11:18:17 / January 18, 2017 @ 11:18 am.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 29 km WNW of Amatignak Island, Alaska.
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