A earthquake with magnitude 6.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 66 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska (41 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 41.26 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -161.1436 West, latitude 54.8674 North, depth = 41.26 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Sand Point in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/07/20 / 2020-07-28 08:03:44 / July 28, 2020 @ 8:03 am. Unique identifier: us6000b56k. Ids that are associated to the event: at00qe66e8, us6000b56k. The temblor was reported at 08:03:44 / 8:03 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days fourty-nine, in the past 30 days fifty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 66 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska.
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