A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 112 km SSW of Adak, Alaska (70 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/12/24 / 2024-12-09 00:18:10 / December 9, 2024 @ 12:18 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.6 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:18:10 / 12:18 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak024fswz9jk. Unique identifier: ak024fswz9jk. Exact location, longitude -177.1936° West, latitude 50.9275° North, depth = 25.6 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 one hundred and thirty, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 112 km SSW of Adak, Alaska.
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