A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 59 km NNW of Attu Station, Alaska (37 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/04/25 / 2025-04-02 16:26:35 / April 2, 2025 @ 4:26 pm. The temblor was picked up at 16:26:35 / 4:26 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 172.8099 East, latitude 53.3335 North, depth = 11.771 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 11.771 km (7 miles). Unique identifier: us7000ppga. Ids that are associated to the event: at00su3n0f, us7000ppga, ak02548f4k89. A tsunami warning has been issued near Attu Station in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three 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 earthquakes in the world.

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 59 km NNW of Attu Station, Alaska.

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