A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 76 km WSW of Amatignak Island, Alaska (47 miles) on Sunday. Exact location, longitude 179.8907° East, latitude 50.9866° North, depth = 28.33 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/01/20 / 2020-01-26 04:29:32 / January 26, 2020 @ 4:29 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 28.33 km (18 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us70007jwr. Unique identifier: us70007jwr. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:29:32 / 4:29 pm (local time epicenter).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 76 km WSW of Amatignak Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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