A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 196 km S of Cordova, Alaska (122 miles) on Tuesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 29.3 km (18 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -145.5919 West, latitude 58.778 North, depth = 29.3 km. Event id: ak0246ivoo6p. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0246ivoo6p. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:30:47 / 2:30 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/05/24 / 2024-05-21 02:30:47 / May 21, 2024 @ 2:30 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 196 km S of Cordova, Alaska.
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