A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, Southeastern Alaska (0 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16020507. Id of event: ak16020507. The temblor was detected at 14:21:12 / 2:21 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.6 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -136.6623 West, latitude 59.7842 North, depth = 6.6 km. Global time and date of event 01/05/17 / 2017-05-01 14:21:12 / May 1, 2017 @ 2:21 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and twenty-two, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-two, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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