A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 26 km E of False Pass, Alaska (16 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 87.85 km (55 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -163.003 West, latitude 54.8324 North, depth = 87.85 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us600087es. Unique identifier: us600087es. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:11:12 / 5:11 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 01/03/20 / 2020-03-01 14:11:12 / March 1, 2020 @ 2:11 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 26 km E of False Pass, Alaska.
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