A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Chase in Alaska on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, -149.5032° West, 62.3966° North, depth 59.74 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59.74 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:13:25 / 9:13 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000b92t. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000b92t. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/08/20 / 2020-08-04 09:13:25 / August 4, 2020 @ 9:13 am UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Palmer, Wasilla, Lakes. Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 88 km (55 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Wasilla (c. 7 800 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Meadow Lakes (c. 7 600 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Palmer (c. 5 900 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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. 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: 31 km E of Chase, Alaska.
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