A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 143 km SSW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (89 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -156.8045 West, latitude 54.7303 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000hf8y. Id of event: us2000hf8y. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/09/18 / 2018-09-15 19:59:42 / September 15, 2018 @ 7:59 pm. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:59:42 / 9:59 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 143 km SSW of Chirikof Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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