A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 277 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (172 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -148.5008 West, latitude 56.4846 North, depth = 10 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:05:23 / 4:05 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/02/20 / 2020-02-28 14:05:23 / February 28, 2020 @ 2:05 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: ak0202pt2oia, us6000863h. Unique identifier: us6000863h.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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 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: 277 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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