A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 259 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (161 miles) on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19546375. Id of event: ak19546375. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:31:36 / 12:31 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.951 West, latitude 55.8895 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/05/18 / 2018-05-15 10:31:36 / May 15, 2018 @ 10:31 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
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 thirty-six, in the past 30 days one hundred and eighty-four and in the last 365 days three thousand, three hundred and fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 259 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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