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Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - 43km ENE of Noatak, Alaska on Monday, 16 June 2014

Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - 31km ENE of Noatak, Alaska on Monday, 16 June 2014

Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - 31km ENE of Noatak, Alaska on Monday, 16 June 2014
Date & time: Monday, 16 June 2014 12:01 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Monday, June 16, 2014 04:01:08
Magnitude: 5.7
Depth: 24.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 67.6973°N / 162.6119°W (United States)
Nearest volcano: Imuruk Lake (259 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2.2*10^13 J (6.22 GWh / 5351 tons of TNT / 0.3 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Mon, 16 Jun 2014
Mon, 16 Jun 12:01 UTCM 5.6 / 10 kmNorthern AlaskaGFZ
Mon, 16 Jun 12:01 UTCM 5.6 / 10 km NORTHERN ALASKAEMSC
Mon, 16 Jun 12:00 UTCM 5.8 / 15.7 km42km ENE of Noatak, AlaskaUSGS

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