A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 31 km SSE of Amukta Island, Alaska (19 miles). Exact location, longitude -171.0286° West, latitude 52.2462° North, depth = 53.34 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/06/18 / 2018-06-15 14:48:41 / June 15, 2018 @ 2:48 pm. The temblor was reported at 03:48:41 / 3:48 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000eses. Id of event: us1000eses. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 53.34 km (33 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every 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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