A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 79 km SE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (49 miles) on Sunday. Event id: ak019ffr52zn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019ffr52zn. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 18:31:48 / 6:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -154.5933° West, 55.406° North, depth 21.3 km. Global time and date of event 02/12/19 / 2019-12-02 04:31:48 / December 2, 2019 @ 4:31 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 21.3 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 79 km SE of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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