A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 128 km ESE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (80 miles). The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:14:07 / 8:14 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 0.7 km, -153.8851° West, 55.336° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 0.7 km (0 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/08/18 / 2018-08-16 18:14:07 / August 16, 2018 @ 6:14 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20106597. Id of event: ak20106597. 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 one and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 128 km ESE of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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