A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 79 km ESE of Atka, Alaska (49 miles) on Saturday. Unique identifier: ak0251ssffa6. Ids that are associated to the event: ak0251ssffa6. Exact location of earthquake, -173.1532° West, 51.8835° North, depth 77.4 km. The temblor was reported at 17:58:40 / 5:58 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/02/25 / 2025-02-08 17:58:40 / February 8, 2025 @ 5:58 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 77.4 km (48 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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: 79 km ESE of Atka, Alaska.
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