A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) strikes 24 km NNE of Attu Station, Alaska (15 miles) on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/10/19 / 2019-10-26 20:28:48 / October 26, 2019 @ 8:28 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12.03 km (7 miles). The temblor was detected at 10:28:48 / 10:28 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Attu Station in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: at00q000w3, us600063e4. Unique identifier: us600063e4. Exact location of event, longitude 173.2841 East, latitude 53.0597 North, depth = 12.03 km.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 24 km NNE of Attu Station, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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