A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 85 km NE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (53 miles) on Thursday. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:37:09 / 4:37 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 45.2 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has been issued near Chirik (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/12/18 / 2018-12-27 13:37:09 / December 27, 2018 @ 1:37 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -154.7823 West, latitude 56.4376 North, depth = 45.2 km. Id of earthquake: ak20556045. Event ids that are associated: at00pkedtx, ak20556045.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 85 km NE of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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