A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 256 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (159 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 14:42:46 / 2:42 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 20.06 km, -149.2551° West, 56.2609° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/09/19 / 2019-09-12 00:42:46 / September 12, 2019 @ 12:42 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us70005f84. Unique identifier: us70005f84. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 20.06 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 three, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 256 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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