A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 39 km SE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (24 miles) on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/09/18 / 2018-09-01 14:23:25 / September 1, 2018 @ 2:23 pm. Exact location, longitude -177.7724° West, latitude 51.6152° North, depth = 46.26 km. The temblor was reported at 04:23:25 / 4:23 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 46.26 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us2000h6hg. Event ids that are associated: us2000h6hg. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 39 km SE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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