A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 55 km WNW of Adak, Alaska (34 miles). Unique identifier: us7000antd. Ids that are associated to the event: at00qdi6bv, ak02091xzljz, us7000antd. The temblor was reported at 08:59:55 / 8:59 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/07/20 / 2020-07-15 08:59:55 / July 15, 2020 @ 8:59 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.5 km (5 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Adak in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.3907 West, latitude 52.0375 North, depth = 8.5 km.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 55 km WNW of Adak, Alaska.
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