A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 181 km SW of Adak, Alaska (112 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak025akh8nax, us6000r1u8. Id of event: us6000r1u8. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -178.7805° West, 50.9471° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 18/08/25 / 2025-08-18 06:10:38 / August 18, 2025 @ 6:10 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:10:38 / 6:10 am (local time epicenter).

In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days three hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 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. 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: 181 km SW of Adak, Alaska.

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