A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 25 km WNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (16 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 04/12/17 / 2017-12-04 10:23:35 / December 4, 2017 @ 10:23 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 54.9 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: ak17456947. Ids that are associated to the event: ak17456947. Exact location of event, longitude -156.0155 West, latitude 55.8986 North, depth = 54.9 km. The temblor was reported at 00:23:35 / 12:23 am (local time epicenter).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. 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: 25 km WNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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