A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 8 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska (5 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000acjk. Id of event: us6000acjk. The temblor was detected at 00:34:15 / 12:34 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.36 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -166.6692° West, 53.917° North, depth 11.36 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/06/20 / 2020-06-16 00:34:15 / June 16, 2020 @ 12:34 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 8 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
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