A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 103 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska (64 miles) on Sunday. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000kc0f. Unique identifier: us2000kc0f. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -161.0876° West, 54.4716° North, depth 35 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/04/19 / 2019-04-08 00:01:00 / April 8, 2019 @ 12:01 am. The temblor was reported at 13:01:00 / 1:01 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 103 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska.
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