A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 82 km SE of Perryville, Alaska (51 miles). Exact location, longitude -158.379° West, latitude 55.3136° North, depth = 35 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:41:45 / 10:41 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/11/20 / 2020-11-01 22:41:45 / November 1, 2020 @ 10:41 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000c933. Event ids that are associated: ak020e2fsm8g, us7000c933.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fourty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 82 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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