A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 135 km S of Unalaska, Alaska (84 miles). The temblor was reported at 16:16:13 / 4:16 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 09/07/18 / 2018-07-09 03:16:13 / July 9, 2018 @ 3:16 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -166.4398 West, latitude 52.6606 North, depth = 28.47 km. Event id: us2000g01l. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19851524, us2000g01l. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 28.47 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 five and in the last 365 days ninety-four 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 135 km S of Unalaska, Alaska.
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