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Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 87km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Wednesday, 4 September 2013

Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 77km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Wednesday, 4 September 2013

Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 77km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Wednesday, 4 September 2013
Date & time: Wed, 4 Sep 02:32:33 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 14:32:33
Magnitude: 6.5
Depth: 39.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 51.5917°N / 174.7596°W [Map]
Nearest volcano: Sergief (67 km)
Primary data source: USGS
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Wed, 4 Sep
Wed, 4 Sep 02:32 UTCM 6.5 / 10 kmAndreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands[Map]GFZ
Wed, 4 Sep 02:32 UTCM 6.4 / 10 km ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.[Map]EMSC
Wed, 4 Sep 02:32 UTCM 6.5 / 40 kmSSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]GeoAu

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"I felt it" reports:
london / MMI IX (Violent shaking): it brucked me up
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Wed, 4 Sep 02:46 UTCM 3.1 / 25.5 km - [info] (82 km)100km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Wed, 4 Sep 03:06 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info] (72 km) ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.[Map]EMSC
Wed, 4 Sep 03:06 UTCM 4.7 / 200 km - [info]Kasatochi (8 km) - Aleutian Islands, USA ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.[Map]EMSC
Wed, 4 Sep 03:43 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km - [info] (61 km) ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.[Map]EMSC
Wed, 4 Sep 04:16 UTCM 5.5 / 34.6 km - [info] (46 km)78km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Wed, 4 Sep 05:15 UTCM 5.2 / 44.8 km - [info] (50 km)80km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Wed, 4 Sep 05:30 UTCM 2.8 / 4.8 km - [info] (78 km)Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska[Map]USGS
Wed, 4 Sep 06:16 UTCM 5.9 / 25.2 km - [info] (78 km)87km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Wed, 4 Sep 06:27 UTCM 6.2 / 32.8 km - [info] (81 km)88km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Wed, 4 Sep 06:52 UTCM 3.7 / 8.5 km - [info] (74 km)91km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Wed, 4 Sep 06:54 UTCM 5.2 / 41.6 km - [info] (65 km)80km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Wed, 4 Sep 07:42 UTCM 4.7 / 46 km - [info] (80 km)4.7 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.[Map]EMSC
Wed, 4 Sep 07:42 UTCM 4.3 / 50.8 km - [info] (41 km)65km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Wed, 4 Sep 08:16 UTCM 4.7 / 28.6 km - [info] (59 km)89km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Wed, 4 Sep 09:16 UTCM 5.1 / 24.3 km - [info] (71 km)98km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Wed, 4 Sep 15:30 UTCM 3.0 / 21.4 km - [info] (76 km)95km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Wed, 4 Sep 18:57 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]Koniuji (11 km) - United States, Aleutian Islands ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.[Map]EMSC
Wed, 4 Sep 23:54 UTCM 4.8 / 27.3 km - [info] (73 km)89km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Thu, 5 Sep (12 earthquakes)
Thu, 5 Sep 05:22 UTCM 3.6 / 27.5 km - [info] (53 km)84km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Thu, 5 Sep 05:43 UTCM 5.6 / 24.2 km - [info] (72 km)85km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Thu, 5 Sep 06:06 UTCM 3.4 / 32.6 km - [info] (69 km)Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska[Map]USGS
Thu, 5 Sep 06:38 UTCM 4.5 / 19.9 km - [info] (43 km)ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.[Map]USGS
Thu, 5 Sep 07:44 UTCM 5.3 / 10 km - [info]Kasatochi (94 km) - Aleutian Islands, USAAndreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands[Map]GFZ
Thu, 5 Sep 07:44 UTCM 4.9 / 26.9 km - [info] (69 km)89km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Thu, 5 Sep 09:34 UTCM 5.1 / 29 km - [info] (77 km)90km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Thu, 5 Sep 09:49 UTCM 4.7 / 29.5 km - [info] (58 km)78km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Thu, 5 Sep 10:09 UTCM 5.1 / 33.9 km - [info] (100 km)95km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Thu, 5 Sep 10:44 UTCM 2.7 / 13.4 km - [info] (80 km)94km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Thu, 5 Sep 10:57 UTCM 4.8 / 31.7 km - [info] (40 km)77km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Thu, 5 Sep 11:22 UTCM 4.8 / 24.1 km - [info] (36 km)60km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 6 Sep (8 earthquakes)
Fri, 6 Sep 00:05 UTCM 3.3 / 25.6 km - [info] (52 km)94km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 6 Sep 01:27 UTCM 4.5 / 24.9 km - [info] (88 km)ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.[Map]USGS
Fri, 6 Sep 08:30 UTCM 3.0 / 25.6 km - [info] (64 km)74km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 6 Sep 08:39 UTCM 4.7 / 38.9 km - [info] (68 km)91km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 6 Sep 09:01 UTCM 2.7 / 25.2 km - [info] (67 km)75km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 6 Sep 10:08 UTCM 4.2 / 40.8 km - [info]Kasatochi (89 km) - Aleutian Islands, USA86km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 6 Sep 16:42 UTCM 2.9 / 19 km - [info] (95 km)122km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 6 Sep 17:29 UTCM 4.3 / 40.9 km - [info] (73 km)52km S of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 7 Sep (8 earthquakes)
Sat, 7 Sep 11:45 UTCM 4.0 / 25.4 km - [info] (98 km)102km S of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 7 Sep 12:12 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km - [info] (83 km)Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands[Map]GFZ
Sat, 7 Sep 12:12 UTCM 4.3 / 24.6 km - [info] (93 km)99km S of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 7 Sep 13:12 UTCM 4.9 / 23.2 km - [info] (90 km)95km S of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 7 Sep 13:15 UTCM 2.7 / 7.9 km - [info] (89 km)96km S of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 7 Sep 13:28 UTCM 2.7 / 41.4 km - [info] (94 km)98km S of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 7 Sep 15:51 UTCM 5.0 / 18 km - [info] (34 km)Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands[Map]GFZ
Sat, 7 Sep 15:51 UTCM 4.8 / 38.1 km - [info] (74 km)73km S of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sun, 8 Sep
Sun, 8 Sep 07:47 UTCM 3.1 / 7.5 km - [info] (96 km)100km S of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sun, 8 Sep 11:20 UTCM 4.8 / 23.5 km - [info] (71 km)99km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Mon, 9 Sep
Mon, 9 Sep 03:46 UTCM 2.9 / 16.4 km - [info] (88 km)Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska[Map]USGS
Mon, 9 Sep 13:20 UTCM 4.9 / 42.9 km - [info] (65 km)100km ESE of Adak, Alaska[Map]USGS

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