A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 188 km WSW of Adak, Alaska (117 miles) on Friday. 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 47.19 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -179.1523° West, 51.2351° North, depth 47.19 km. The temblor was picked up at 09:19:09 / 9:19 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0212aucce0, us6000divs. Id of event: us6000divs. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/02/21 / 2021-02-19 09:19:09 / February 19, 2021 @ 9:19 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 188 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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