A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 140 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska (87 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:04:43 / 2:04 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000d791. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000d791. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/02/18 / 2018-02-24 01:04:43 / February 24, 2018 @ 1:04 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -165.4827° West, latitude 52.7772° North, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 140 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska.
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