A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 11 km WSW of Atka, Alaska (7 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was picked up at 00:57:24 / 12:57 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us600054e4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak01998lbcyg, us600054e4. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/07/19 / 2019-07-20 10:57:24 / July 20, 2019 @ 10:57 am. Exact location of event, depth 178.04 km, -174.3511° West, 52.1409° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 178.04 km (111 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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 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: 11 km WSW of Atka, Alaska.
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