A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 131 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska (81 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:33:00 / 1:33 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10008tgh. Event ids that are associated: us10008tgh. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/05/17 / 2017-05-19 00:33:00 / May 19, 2017 @ 12:33 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 201.37 km (125 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -161.799° West, latitude 56.2684° North, depth = 201.37 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 131 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska.
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