A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 17 km WSW of Atka, Alaska (11 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/10/24 / 2024-10-05 20:40:52 / October 5, 2024 @ 8:40 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 20:40:52 / 8:40 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak024ctr36n3, us6000nwsq. Id of event: us6000nwsq. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 101.428 km (63 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 101.428 km, -174.4417° West, 52.1416° North.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. 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: 17 km WSW of Atka, Alaska.
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