A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 269 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (167 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -149.285° West, 56.072° North, depth 20 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20 km (12 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00p4kmp9. Id of event: at00p4kmp9. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kodiak in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 11:36:45 / 11:36 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/02/18 / 2018-02-22 21:36:45 / February 22, 2018 @ 9:36 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days ninety-eight, in the past 30 days one thousand, six hundred and ninety and in the last 365 days one thousand, nine hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 269 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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