A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 114 km S of Akhiok, Alaska (71 miles). Global time and date of event 22/12/24 / 2024-12-22 03:56:00 / December 22, 2024 @ 3:56 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -153.9602° West, 55.9268° North, depth 23.4 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak024gegz77l, at00sovmx9. Unique identifier: ak024gegz77l. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 23.4 km (15 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Akhiok in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:56:00 / 3:56 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 114 km S of Akhiok, Alaska.
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