A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 150 km ENE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (93 miles). Id of earthquake: ak18746804. Event ids that are associated: at00p62yzw, ak18746804. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 15.3 km (10 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -153.2724 West, latitude 56.1156 North, depth = 15.3 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/03/18 / 2018-03-24 05:52:41 / March 24, 2018 @ 5:52 am. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:52:41 / 7:52 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Chirik (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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. 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: 150 km ENE of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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