A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 104 km NE of Adak, Alaska (65 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/03/19 / 2019-03-09 01:16:03 / March 9, 2019 @ 1:16 am. Event id: us1000jcrc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak01934h8dfy, us1000jcrc. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:16:03 / 1:16 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 222.75 km (138 miles). Exact location, longitude -175.6785° West, latitude 52.6028° North, depth = 222.75 km.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-eight 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.
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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: 104 km NE of Adak, Alaska.
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