A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 119 km SE of Perryville, Alaska (74 miles). Event id: ak020ccyvv78. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00qh79wm, ak020ccyvv78, us6000c10l. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:57:57 / 5:57 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -158.0177 West, latitude 55.0499 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Perryville in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 25/09/20 / 2020-09-25 05:57:57 / September 25, 2020 @ 5:57 am UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 119 km SE of Perryville, Alaska.
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