A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 127 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada (79 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -139.559 West, latitude 61.3128 North, depth = 4.9 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 4.9 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: ak17165115. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17165115. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:27:42 / 2:27 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/11/17 / 2017-11-05 22:27:42 / November 5, 2017 @ 10:27 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 127 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada.
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