A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 161 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska (100 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Nikolski in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -166.6448° West, latitude 52.41° North, depth = 11.89 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.89 km (7 miles). Global time and date of event 24/05/17 / 2017-05-24 16:36:01 / May 24, 2017 @ 4:36 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us10008uvv. Event ids that are associated: at00oqgu41, us10008uvv, ak16125084. The 5.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:36:01 / 5:36 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 161 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska.
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