A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 38 km SE of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska (24 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/02/19 / 2019-02-18 03:42:04 / February 18, 2019 @ 3:42 am UTC/GMT. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:42:04 / 3:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -179.9963 West, latitude 51.7054 North, depth = 183.3 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 183.3 km (114 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak019293dbh5. Unique identifier: ak019293dbh5.
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 fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 38 km SE of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska.
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