A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 59 km ESE of Cape Yakataga, Alaska (37 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was detected at 13:40:10 / 1:40 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Cape Yakataga in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/03/19 / 2019-03-10 22:40:10 / March 10, 2019 @ 10:40 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 5.8 km (4 miles). Id of earthquake: ak01936hf2vl. Event ids that are associated: at00po69my, ak01936hf2vl. Exact location, longitude -141.5437° West, latitude 59.7682° North, depth = 5.8 km.
Every 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 one and in the last 365 days 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 react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 59 km ESE of Cape Yakataga, Alaska.
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