A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) strikes 97 km SSW of Adak, Alaska (60 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, -177.2111° West, 51.075° North, depth 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/12/24 / 2024-12-08 20:39:20 / December 8, 2024 @ 8:39 pm. Event id: us7000nx4d. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nx4d. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:39:20 / 8:39 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 97 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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