A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 65 km S of Yunaska Island, Alaska (40 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/09/17 / 2017-09-16 01:34:49 / September 16, 2017 @ 1:34 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us2000anxl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000anxl. The temblor was detected at 14:34:49 / 2:34 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 37 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 37 km, -170.5872° West, 52.0486° North.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 65 km S of Yunaska Island, Alaska.
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