A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 88 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska (55 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000qdlx. Event ids that are associated: ak0259251ion, us7000qdlx. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/07/25 / 2025-07-16 20:44:09 / July 16, 2025 @ 8:44 pm. Exact location of event, depth 35 km, -160.1797° West, 54.5663° North. The temblor was reported at 20:44:09 / 8:44 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and eighty-seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and eighty-seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety and in the last 365 days three hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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