A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 108 km SSE of Adak, Alaska (67 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of event, longitude -176.0973 West, latitude 50.9607 North, depth = 26.038 km. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:05:32 / 11:05 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 26.038 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/10/24 / 2024-10-03 11:05:32 / October 3, 2024 @ 11:05 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000nw9b. Unique identifier: us6000nw9b. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 eight, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 108 km SSE of Adak, Alaska.
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