A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 113 km WNW of Adak, Alaska (70 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/07/20 / 2020-07-23 22:08:40 / July 23, 2020 @ 10:08 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000b31i. Unique identifier: us6000b31i. Exact location of event, longitude -178.1185 West, latitude 52.3216 North, depth = 234.85 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:08:40 / 10:08 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 234.85 km (146 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-four 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 113 km WNW of Adak, Alaska.
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