Light earthquake, 4 mag strikes near Sand Point in Alaska

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A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 114 km S of Sand Point, Alaska (71 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 42.561 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/07/25 / 2025-07-19 16:20:58 / July 19, 2025 @ 4:20 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qdui, ak0259714rca. Id of event: us7000qdui. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -160.3116 West, latitude 54.3118 North, depth = 42.561 km. The temblor was reported at 16:20:58 / 4:20 pm (local time epicenter).

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty-two, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixty-six and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 114 km S of Sand Point, Alaska.

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