A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 84 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska (52 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: ak17001047. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17001047. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/10/17 / 2017-10-09 22:52:06 / October 9, 2017 @ 10:52 pm. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:52:06 / 11:52 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -166.8557° West, 53.1363° North, depth 67.9 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 67.9 km (42 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 seven and in the last 365 days seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 84 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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