A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 28 km NNE of Attu Station, Alaska (17 miles) on Friday. The temblor was reported at 23:19:31 / 11:19 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 173.3685 East, latitude 53.0775 North, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/01/25 / 2025-01-31 23:19:31 / January 31, 2025 @ 11:19 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000pai0. Event ids that are associated: us7000pai0, ak0251fngvhz.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 28 km NNE of Attu Station, Alaska.
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