A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 82 km WNW of Skagway, Alaska (51 miles). Id of earthquake: us10008mi7. Event ids that are associated: ak15854997, at00opa4ap, us10008mi7. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.92 km (4 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Skagway in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -136.583° West, latitude 59.7433° North, depth = 5.92 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/05/17 / 2017-05-01 14:59:10 / May 1, 2017 @ 2:59 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:59:10 / 6:59 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-six, in the last 10 days twenty-six, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 82 km WNW of Skagway, Alaska.
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