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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 90km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Saturday, 31 August 2013

Moderate mag. 5.9 earthquake - 106km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Saturday, 31 August 2013

This quake was likely an aftershock of the M 7.0 quake: 94km ESE of Adak, Alaska on Fri, 30 Aug 16h25, which had occurred 14 hours earlier.
Moderate mag. 5.9 earthquake - 106km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Saturday, 31 August 2013
Date & time: Saturday, 31 August 2013 06:38 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Friday, August 30, 2013 18:38:36
Magnitude: 5.9
Depth: 17.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 51.3556°N / 174.9259°W (United States)
Nearest volcano: Sergief (68 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 4.5*10^13 J (12.4 GWh / 10676 tons of TNT / 0.7 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Sat, 31 Aug 2013
Sat, 31 Aug 06:38 UTCM 5.9 / 10 kmAndreanof Islands, Aleutian IslandsGFZ
Sat, 31 Aug 06:38 UTCM 5.9 / 60 kmANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.EMSC
Sat, 31 Aug 06:38 UTCM 5.9 / 17 kmSSW of Atka, AlaskaGeoAu

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