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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
30 Aug 16:31 UTC: First to report: USGS after 6 minutes.
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 (Alaska, United States)
Nearest volcano: Seguam (42 km / 26 mi)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1015 joules (554 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 4.8 x 105 tons of TNT or 29.8 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Fri, 30 Aug 16:25 UTCM 7.0 / 33.5 km94km ESE of Adak, AlaskaUSGS
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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Aftershocks of the 7.0 quake: 94km ESE of Adak, Alaska, 30 Aug 2013 16h25

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List of recorded aftershocks, latest first (732 quakes):
  • 01 Sep 2015 14:32 UTC
    | M 1.9 |
    18 km (11.2 mi) depth
    |
    189 km (117 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 01 Sep 2015 08:25 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    43 km (26.7 mi) depth
    |
    24 km (15 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 31 Aug 2015 19:48 UTC
    | M 2.0 |
    25.6 km (15.9 mi) depth
    |
    56 km (35 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 30 Aug 2015 21:23 UTC
    | M 1.7 |
    25.5 km (15.8 mi) depth
    |
    42 km (26 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Aug 2015 08:24 UTC
    | M 3.7 |
    16.9 km (10.5 mi) depth
    |
    74 km (46 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 28 Aug 2015 16:30 UTC
    | M 2.2 |
    27.2 km (16.9 mi) depth
    |
    168 km (104 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 28 Aug 2015 13:47 UTC
    | M 1.7 |
    40.9 km (25.4 mi) depth
    |
    22 km (14 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 28 Aug 2015 10:02 UTC
    | M 2.2 |
    9.8 km (6.1 mi) depth
    |
    53 km (33 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 27 Aug 2015 16:31 UTC
    | M 3.4 |
    40.2 km (25 mi) depth
    |
    61 km (38 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 27 Aug 2015 03:05 UTC
    | M 2.8 |
    44.9 km (27.9 mi) depth
    |
    146 km (91 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 26 Aug 2015 08:43 UTC
    | M 2.3 |
    25.6 km (15.9 mi) depth
    |
    165 km (103 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 26 Aug 2015 08:22 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    23.3 km (14.5 mi) depth
    |
    59 km (36 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 25 Aug 2015 20:41 UTC
    | M 2.7 |
    41.2 km (25.6 mi) depth
    |
    110 km (68 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 25 Aug 2015 00:54 UTC
    | M 4.9 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    10 km (6 mi) distance
    | GFZ | Details
  • 22 Aug 2015 15:55 UTC
    | M 1.4 |
    34.3 km (21.3 mi) depth
    |
    113 km (70 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 21 Aug 2015 17:38 UTC
    | M 2.6 |
    46.3 km (28.8 mi) depth
    |
    113 km (70 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
    • Show all

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Significant earthquakes in the same area since 1900

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