A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/02/25 / 2025-02-28 06:54:53 / February 28, 2025 @ 6:54 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 92.686 km (58 miles). The temblor was detected at 06:54:53 / 6:54 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000pw0n. Event ids that are associated: ak0252polrir, us6000pw0n. Exact location of event, depth 92.686 km, 178.6341° East, 51.7553° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.

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