A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 222 km NW of Attu Station, Alaska (138 miles). 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 26.18 km (16 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:57:04 / 5:57 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 170.4008 East, latitude 53.9618 North, depth = 26.18 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/10/18 / 2018-10-26 18:57:04 / October 26, 2018 @ 6:57 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000hhnv. Unique identifier: us1000hhnv.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 222 km NW of Attu Station, Alaska.
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