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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: Fri, 30 Aug 16:25:02 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
Nearest volcano: Seguam (42 km)
Primary data source: USGS
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 30 Aug
Fri, 30 Aug 16:25 UTCM 7.0 / 33 kmAndreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands[Map]GFZ
Fri, 30 Aug 16:25 UTCM 6.9 / 10 km ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.[Map]EMSC
Fri, 30 Aug 16:25 UTCM 7.0 / 34 kmESE of Adak, Alaska[Map]GeoAu

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 30 Aug 16:35 UTCM 3.6 / 25.7 km - [info] (87 km)106km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 16:37 UTCM 3.3 / 26 km - [info] (98 km)102km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 16:39 UTCM 3.3 / 27.4 km - [info] (68 km)97km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 16:42 UTCM 2.9 / 25.6 km - [info] (61 km)98km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 16:44 UTCM 3.1 / 26.1 km - [info] (67 km)106km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 16:45 UTCM 4.7 / 39.7 km - [info] (69 km)113km ESE of Adak, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 16:45 UTCM 5.1 / 80 km - [info] (77 km)5.1 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.[Map]EMSC
Fri, 30 Aug 16:49 UTCM 2.6 / 25.2 km - [info] (57 km)87km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 18:02 UTCM 4.1 / 48.5 km - [info] (70 km)ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 18:25 UTCM 3.8 / 58.7 km - [info] (40 km)83km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 18:52 UTCM 4.5 / 24.5 km - [info] (64 km)98km ESE of Adak, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 19:40 UTCM 4.0 / 40.4 km - [info] (88 km)113km SE of Adak, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 20:02 UTCM 3.5 / 25.6 km - [info] (75 km)111km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 20:02 UTCM 4.0 / 25.6 km - [info] (75 km)111km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 20:09 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info] (35 km) ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.[Map]EMSC
Fri, 30 Aug 20:09 UTCM 4.9 / 34.5 km - [info] (76 km)91km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 20:23 UTCM 4.6 / 25.1 km - [info] (80 km)107km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 20:47 UTCM 3.7 / 41.4 km - [info] (78 km)104km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 20:47 UTCM 4.6 / 32.6 km - [info] (57 km)88km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 21:31 UTCM 4.3 / 30.5 km - [info] (62 km)90km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 21:40 UTCM 3.3 / 25.3 km - [info] (71 km)108km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 21:40 UTCM 4.1 / 25 km - [info] (30 km)78km E of Adak, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 21:55 UTCM 5.0 / 25.4 km - [info] (80 km)96km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 30 Aug 22:11 UTCM 4.3 / 25.1 km - [info] (58 km)ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug (26 earthquakes)
Sat, 31 Aug 00:07 UTCM 5.4 / 25.5 km - [info] (80 km)107km ESE of Adak, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 01:57 UTCM 4.8 / 25.4 km - [info] (65 km)97km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 05:18 UTCM 4.5 / 28.8 km - [info] (72 km)103km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 05:30 UTCM 3.8 / 26.1 km - [info] (86 km)119km ESE of Adak, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 05:58 UTCM 3.7 / 24 km - [info] (71 km)99km ESE of Adak, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 06:31 UTCM 4.9 / 26.4 km - [info] (61 km)93km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 06:33 UTCM 4.5 / 33.8 km - [info] (85 km)115km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 06:38 UTCM 5.9 / 17.2 km - [info] (68 km)106km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 06:42 UTCM 3.8 / 25.8 km - [info] (97 km)124km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 06:43 UTCM 4.9 / 10.1 km - [info] (79 km)113km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 06:43 UTCM 5.5 / 27.6 km - [info] (68 km)108km ESE of Adak, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 06:51 UTCM 4.3 / 24.8 km - [info] (123 km)148km SE of Adak, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 06:54 UTCM 4.5 / 36.9 km - [info] (75 km)105km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 07:04 UTCM 5.0 / 15 km - [info] (60 km) ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 31 Aug 07:04 UTCM 4.8 / 32.6 km - [info] (62 km)102km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 07:14 UTCM 4.3 / 24 km - [info] (85 km)111km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 07:30 UTCM 5.2 / 28.6 km - [info] (70 km)ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 08:02 UTCM 4.2 / 34.3 km - [info] (72 km)111km ESE of Adak, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 08:16 UTCM 4.0 / 35.3 km - [info] (89 km)118km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 08:31 UTCM 3.9 / 24.6 km - [info] (99 km)119km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 08:36 UTCM 4.0 / 25.3 km - [info] (104 km)130km SE of Adak, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 09:50 UTCM 5.2 / 25.5 km - [info] (59 km)97km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 09:54 UTCM 5.0 / 25.1 km - [info] (73 km)105km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 10:06 UTCM 5.2 / 26.1 km - [info] (67 km)100km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 11:11 UTCM 2.6 / 20.8 km - [info] (96 km)122km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 31 Aug 11:21 UTCM 3.0 / 16 km - [info] (84 km)Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska[Map]USGS

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