A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 116 km N of Chirikof Island, Alaska (72 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 67.8 km (42 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/07/18 / 2018-07-01 19:54:55 / July 1, 2018 @ 7:54 pm. Event id: ak19824565. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19824565. The temblor was picked up at 09:54:55 / 9:54 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -155.637° West, latitude 56.8677° North, depth = 67.8 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 116 km N of Chirikof Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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