A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 73 km SW of Hooper Bay, Alaska (45 miles) on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has been issued near Hooper Bay in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -166.8721° West, latitude 60.984° North, depth = 5 km. All ids that are associated to the event: at00ph3byi, us1000hgeg. Unique identifier: us1000hgeg. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 19:42:14 / 7:42 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/10/18 / 2018-10-24 06:42:14 / October 24, 2018 @ 6:42 am.
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. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 73 km SW of Hooper Bay, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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