A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 74 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska (46 miles) on Monday. Exact location of event, depth 98.3 km, -153.1509° West, 59.7817° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 98.3 km (61 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 30/10/17 / 2017-10-30 14:10:22 / October 30, 2017 @ 2:10 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: ak17120184. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17120184. The temblor was detected at 05:10:22 / 5:10 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 74 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska.
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