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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 83km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Sunday, 15 September 2013

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - 79km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Sunday, 15 September 2013

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - 79km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Sunday, 15 September 2013
Date & time: Sun, 15 Sep 16:21:36 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Sunday, September 15, 2013 04:21:36
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 22.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 51.5462°N / 174.6779°W
Nearest volcano: Sergief (67 km)
Primary data source: USGS
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sun, 15 Sep
Sun, 15 Sep 16:21 UTCM 6.2 / 30 km ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.[Map]EMSC
Sun, 15 Sep 16:21 UTCM 6.0 / 33 kmAndreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands[Map]GFZ
Sun, 15 Sep 16:21 UTCM 6.1 / 22 kmSSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]GeoAu

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
alaska / MMI IX (Violent shaking)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sun, 15 Sep 17:22 UTCM 4.7 / 42 km - [info] (51 km)80km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sun, 15 Sep 17:22 UTCM 4.1 / 40 km - [info]Kasatochi (17 km) - Aleutian Islands, USA ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.
[Map]		EMSC
Mon, 16 Sep
Mon, 16 Sep 00:16 UTCM 4.8 / 22.2 km - [info] (73 km)102km ESE of Adak, Alaska[Map]USGS
Thu, 19 Sep
Thu, 19 Sep 19:48 UTCM 4.2 / 38.9 km - [info] (52 km)78km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Thu, 19 Sep 19:48 UTCM 4.7 / 30 km - [info] (30 km)Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands[Map]GFZ
Sat, 21 Sep
Sat, 21 Sep 00:08 UTCM 3.3 / 27.7 km - [info] (75 km)94km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Mon, 23 Sep
Mon, 23 Sep 12:00 UTCM 3.7 / 20.2 km - [info] (53 km)93km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Wed, 25 Sep
Wed, 25 Sep 17:12 UTCM 2.7 / 22.1 km - [info] (104 km)113km S of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Mon, 30 Sep
Mon, 30 Sep 21:29 UTCM 3.2 / 25.8 km - [info] (42 km)83km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Tue, 1 Oct
Tue, 1 Oct 14:27 UTCM 2.9 / 26.9 km - [info] (46 km)89km SW of Atka, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Thu, 3 Oct
Thu, 3 Oct 04:47 UTCM 2.6 / 46.5 km - [info] (41 km)88km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 4 Oct
Fri, 4 Oct 13:29 UTCM 4.5 / 38.4 km - [info] (103 km)102km SE of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 5 Oct
Sat, 5 Oct 08:57 UTCM 5.0 / 36.3 km - [info] (96 km)97km SE of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Thu, 10 Oct
Thu, 10 Oct 16:47 UTCM 4.0 / 15.7 km - [info] (71 km)102km SSW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 11 Oct
Fri, 11 Oct 10:47 UTCM 4.3 / 18.5 km - [info] (113 km)109km SE of Atka, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Sat, 12 Oct
Sat, 12 Oct 00:05 UTCM 4.7 / 25.6 km - [info] (55 km)62km SW of Atka, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Wed, 16 Oct
Wed, 16 Oct 15:43 UTCM 3.2 / 13.2 km - [info] (62 km)77km SSW of Atka, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Wed, 16 Oct 20:30 UTCM 2.9 / 20.9 km - [info] (54 km)46km SE of Atka, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Sat, 19 Oct
Sat, 19 Oct 10:14 UTCM 4.5 / 28.2 km - [info] (67 km)100km SW of Atka, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Mon, 21 Oct
Mon, 21 Oct 23:17 UTCM 5.0 / 43.3 km - [info] (69 km)93km ESE of Adak, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Fri, 25 Oct
Fri, 25 Oct 13:12 UTCM 3.6 / 138.4 km - [info] (35 km)79km E of Adak, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Wed, 6 Nov
Wed, 6 Nov 07:53 UTCM 3.2 / 25.6 km - [info] (46 km)85km SW of Atka, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Thu, 7 Nov
Thu, 7 Nov 07:42 UTCM 3.2 / 41 km - [info] (59 km)80km SSW of Atka, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 19 Nov
Tue, 19 Nov 19:44 UTCM 4.5 / 34.2 km - [info] (64 km)91km ESE of Adak, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 23 Nov
Sat, 23 Nov 12:53 UTCM 2.8 / 41.1 km - [info] (50 km)76km ESE of Adak, Alaska[Map]USGS
Tue, 26 Nov
Tue, 26 Nov 08:11 UTCM 5.2 / 20 km - [info] (77 km)89km SSW of Atka, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Sun, 1 Dec
Sun, 1 Dec 06:31 UTCM 3.4 / 25.7 km - [info] (36 km)70km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Mon, 2 Dec
Mon, 2 Dec 04:43 UTCM 2.7 / 26.2 km - [info] (41 km)87km SW of Atka, Alaska[Map]USGS
Mon, 2 Dec 12:36 UTCM 4.0 / 25.8 km - [info] (60 km)50km SSE of Adak, Alaska[Map]USGS
Wed, 4 Dec
Wed, 4 Dec 03:02 UTCM 2.6 / 39.6 km - [info] (34 km)69km SW of Atka, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Wed, 4 Dec 16:56 UTCM 2.8 / 87.7 km - [info]Moffett (16 km) - United States, Aleutian Islands7km SSE of Adak, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Sat, 7 Dec
Sat, 7 Dec 11:42 UTCM 2.9 / 24.9 km - [info] (88 km)110km SSW of Atka, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Sat, 7 Dec 18:09 UTCM 2.8 / 17.3 km - [info] (121 km)122km SE of Atka, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Sat, 7 Dec 19:13 UTCM 2.8 / 8.3 km - [info] (96 km)84km SSE of Atka, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Sat, 7 Dec 19:33 UTCM 3.1 / 11.4 km - [info] (94 km)Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Sat, 14 Dec
Sat, 14 Dec 20:58 UTCM 3.3 / 198.7 km - [info] (43 km)Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 17 Dec
Tue, 17 Dec 18:54 UTCM 2.6 / 47.7 km - [info] (50 km)52km ESE of Adak, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Mon, 30 Dec
Mon, 30 Dec 18:37 UTCM 3.6 / 69.7 km - [info]Adagdak (20 km) - United States, Aleutian Islands13km ESE of Adak, Alaska[Map]USGS

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