A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 64 km ENE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (40 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 24.7 km, -154.6179° West, 55.9585° North. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:56:09 / 4:56 am (local time epicenter). Event id: ak0205qyugyu. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0205qyugyu. Global time and date of event 04/05/20 / 2020-05-04 14:56:09 / May 4, 2020 @ 2:56 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 24.7 km (15 miles).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days twenty-two 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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