A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 73 km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (45 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Global time and date of event 26/04/19 / 2019-04-26 00:37:02 / April 26, 2019 @ 12:37 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -177.9613° West, 51.2333° North, depth 35 km. The temblor was reported at 12:37:02 / 12:37 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us70003c9l. Event ids that are associated: ak0195buk6x9, us70003c9l. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 73 km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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