A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 78 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (48 miles). Exact location of event, depth 3.5 km, -144.9731° West, 69.7194° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 3.5 km (2 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/12/19 / 2019-12-16 12:17:44 / December 16, 2019 @ 12:17 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 03:17:44 / 3:17 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Kaktovik in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: ak019g31cf0e. Ids that are associated to the event: at00q2lu5m, ak019g31cf0e, us60006s59.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 78 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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