A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 18 km ESE of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska (11 miles) on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 179.8616 East, latitude 51.9134 North, depth = 147.67 km. The temblor was detected at 09:45:30 / 9:45 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 09/08/19 / 2019-08-09 19:45:30 / August 9, 2019 @ 7:45 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 147.67 km (92 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60005331. Id of event: us60005331.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 18 km ESE of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska.
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