A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, Southeastern Alaska (0 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/05/17 / 2017-05-01 14:20:24 / May 1, 2017 @ 2:20 pm. Exact location, longitude -136.6611° West, latitude 59.7991° North, depth = 5 km. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:20:24 / 2:20 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: ak16020506. Ids that are associated to the event: ak16020506.
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. 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-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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