A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 64 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (40 miles) on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kaktovik in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:42:28 / 5:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -144.4139° West, 69.618° North, depth 20 km. Event id: at00poaa6s. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00poaa6s, ak0193b44wv6. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/03/19 / 2019-03-13 02:42:28 / March 13, 2019 @ 2:42 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days six hundred and seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 64 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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