A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 67 km WSW of Attu Station, Alaska (42 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:28:14 / 9:28 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007uyq. Id of event: us10007uyq. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 29.52 km (18 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/01/17 / 2017-01-23 10:28:14 / January 23, 2017 @ 10:28 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 172.2853° East, latitude 52.586° North, depth = 29.52 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 67 km WSW of Attu Station, Alaska.
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