A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 167 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska (104 miles). Global time and date of event 19/05/24 / 2024-05-19 11:21:15 / May 19, 2024 @ 11:21 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0246fpwwul. Id of event: ak0246fpwwul. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -170.8132° West, latitude 52.0229° North, depth = 25.6 km. The temblor was picked up at 11:21:15 / 11:21 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 25.6 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fourty-five and in the last 365 days fourty-six 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 167 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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