A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 142 km SW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (88 miles). Event id: us2000c4rg. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17600285, us2000c4rg. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:38:49 / 10:38 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -156.8793° West, latitude 54.7681° North, depth = 0 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 15/12/17 / 2017-12-15 08:38:49 / December 15, 2017 @ 8:38 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0 km (0 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 three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 142 km SW of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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