A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 266 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (165 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 24.48 km (15 miles). Exact location of event, depth 24.48 km, -149.3005° West, 56.1025° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/04/19 / 2019-04-05 19:42:51 / April 5, 2019 @ 7:42 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 09:42:51 / 9:42 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us2000kayi. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000kayi.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days one thousand and fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 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: 266 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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