A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 99 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska (62 miles) on Monday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/10/17 / 2017-10-03 06:59:27 / October 3, 2017 @ 6:59 am. The temblor was reported at 19:59:27 / 7:59 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak16988254. Event ids that are associated: ak16988254. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 27.8 km (17 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -161.4014° West, 54.6082° North, depth 27.8 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 99 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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