A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 84 km WSW of Haines, Alaska (52 miles) on Thursday. Exact location, longitude -136.8945° West, latitude 59.065° North, depth = 2 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 19:36:59 / 7:36 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/08/19 / 2019-08-30 04:36:59 / August 30, 2019 @ 4:36 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2 km (1 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak019b4ank7c. Unique identifier: ak019b4ank7c.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 84 km WSW of Haines, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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