A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 98 km NE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (61 miles). Unique identifier: ak0194ggoaum. Ids that are associated to the event: at00ppklny, ak0194ggoaum. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/04/19 / 2019-04-07 02:59:59 / April 7, 2019 @ 2:59 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has been issued near Chirik (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 17:59:59 / 5:59 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 19.4 km (12 miles). Exact location of event, depth 19.4 km, -154.364° West, 56.3547° North.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 twenty-one 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: 98 km NE of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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