A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 75 km E of Chernabura Island, Alaska (47 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:01:09 / 6:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -158.3852° West, latitude 54.7772° North, depth = 25.3 km. Global time and date of event 12/07/19 / 2019-07-12 17:01:09 / July 12, 2019 @ 5:01 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ak0198vgul2t. Event ids that are associated: ak0198vgul2t. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.3 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each 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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourty-two 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.
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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 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: 75 km E of Chernabura Island, Alaska.
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