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A 4.6-magnitude earthquake was reported in Alaska on Tuesday (February 10), according to the United States Geological Survey.
The earthquake was recorded at 11:42 a.m. local time and centered at eight kilometers (about five miles) north-northwest of Meadow Lakes at a depth of 30 kilometers (about 18.7 miles). The USGS said it received 677 reports of people having felt the earthquake at the time of publication on Tuesday.
There were no tsunami warnings reported as of Tuesday, according to Tsunami.gov. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was the largest reported in Meadow Lakes this month and the sixth reported in the area in the past 24 hours; 50th in the past seven days; 183rd in the past 30 days; and 1,424th in the past 365 days, according to EarthquakeTrack.com
The state of Alaska is reported to have had 25 earthquake measuring 1.5-magnitude or greater in the past 24 hours; 191 in the past seven days; 810 in the last 30 days; and 6,682 in past 365 days, according to EarthquakeTrack.com. Earthquakes measured between 2.5 and 5.4 magnitude can be felt by a large population, however, rarely results in much damage, according to Michigan Tech via the Sacramento Bee.