A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska (89 miles). Exact location, longitude -159.5134° West, latitude 54.1686° North, depth = 26.4 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 26.4 km (16 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/10/20 / 2020-10-20 00:34:12 / October 20, 2020 @ 12:34 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 00:34:12 / 12:34 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: ak020di87ckt. Unique identifier: ak020di87ckt.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-six, in the last 10 days thirty-six, in the past 30 days fourty-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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: 144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska.
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