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Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - 95km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Friday, 30 August 2013

Major mag. 7.0 earthquake - 94km ESE of Adak, Alaska on Friday, 30 August 2013

Major mag. 7.0 earthquake - 94km ESE of Adak, Alaska on Friday, 30 August 2013
Date & time: Friday, 30 August 2013 16:25 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Friday, August 30, 2013 04:25:02
Magnitude: 7.0
Depth: 33.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 51.6096°N / 175.3611°W (United States)
Nearest volcano: Seguam (42 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2*10^15 J (554 GWh / 4.8*10^5 tons of TNT / 29.8 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Fri, 30 Aug 2013
Fri, 30 Aug 16:25 UTCM 7.0 / 33 kmAndreanof Islands, Aleutian IslandsGFZ
Fri, 30 Aug 16:25 UTCM 6.9 / 10 km ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.EMSC
Fri, 30 Aug 16:25 UTCM 7.0 / 34 kmESE of Adak, AlaskaGeoAu

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