A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 77 km SSW of Gambell, Alaska (48 miles). Event id: ak17054715. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00oxx5b0, ak17054715. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -172.3296 West, latitude 63.1347 North, depth = 22.6 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Gambell in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/10/17 / 2017-10-16 13:54:37 / October 16, 2017 @ 1:54 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 22.6 km (14 miles). The temblor was detected at 02:54:37 / 2:54 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 77 km SSW of Gambell, Alaska.
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