A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 141 km SW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (88 miles) on Wednesday. Event id: ak0206hh07hh. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0206hh07hh. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -156.9028 West, latitude 54.7829 North, depth = 0 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/05/20 / 2020-05-20 17:18:22 / May 20, 2020 @ 5:18 pm. The temblor was detected at 07:18:22 / 7:18 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 0 km (0 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 141 km SW of Chirikof Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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