A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 90 km SSW of Adak, Alaska (56 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 14.8 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 00:17:26 / 12:17 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: ak024fswz33c. Event ids that are associated: ak024fswz33c. Exact location of event, longitude -177.0678 West, latitude 51.1115 North, depth = 14.8 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/12/24 / 2024-12-09 00:17:26 / December 9, 2024 @ 12:17 am.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 90 km SSW of Adak, Alaska.
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