A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 92 km SSW of Shishmaref, Alaska (57 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/10/18 / 2018-10-26 15:54:26 / October 26, 2018 @ 3:54 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20291589. Unique identifier: ak20291589. Exact location of event, depth 0 km, -166.8519° West, 65.4913° North. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:54:26 / 6:54 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 92 km SSW of Shishmaref, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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