A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 88 km SE of Yunaska Island, Alaska (55 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -169.9474° West, 51.9828° North, depth 27.38 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:05:28 / 1:05 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/10/17 / 2017-10-01 00:05:28 / October 1, 2017 @ 12:05 am. Id of earthquake: us2000axbx. Event ids that are associated: us2000axbx, ak16965326. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 27.38 km (17 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 88 km SE of Yunaska Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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