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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands on Sunday, 27 March 2016

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands on Sunday, 27 March 2016

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands on Sunday, 27 March 2016
Mar 27 18:40: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.9.
Mar 27 18:41: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0.
Mar 27 18:42: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 5.7.
Mar 27 18:43: Magnitude recalculated from 5.7 to 5.8.
Mar 27 18:47: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 6.0.
Mar 27 19:20: Magnitude recalculated from 6.0 to 6.1.
Mar 27 19:22: Magnitude recalculated from 6.1 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 30.0 km.
Date & time: Sun, 27 Mar 18:27:27 UTC
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 52.3°N / 168.77°W
Nearest volcano: Tana (70 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sun, 27 Mar
Sun, 27 Mar 18:27 UTCM 4.7 / 2 km FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Sun, 27 Mar 18:27 UTCM 4.7 / 35 km- 70km S of Nikolski, Alaska[Map]USGS

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"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sun, 27 Mar 19:44 UTCM 4.1 / 30 km - [info] (89 km) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Sun, 27 Mar 20:40 UTCM 3.3 / 25.5 km - [info] (105 km)- 85km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska[Map]USGS
Mon, 28 Mar
Mon, 28 Mar 05:34 UTCM 2.8 / 24.3 km - [info] (113 km)- 95km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska[Map]USGS
Mon, 28 Mar 11:45 UTCM 4.9 / 17 km - [info] (78 km)Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands[Map]GFZ
Mon, 28 Mar 17:14 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km - [info] (80 km)Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands
[Map]		GFZ
Mon, 28 Mar 20:04 UTCM 3.1 / 36.2 km - [info] (119 km)- 99km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska[Map]USGS
Wed, 30 Mar
Wed, 30 Mar 01:15 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info] (49 km)Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands[Map]GFZ
Wed, 30 Mar 09:27 UTCM 4.0 / 28 km - [info] (88 km) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Thu, 31 Mar
Thu, 31 Mar 12:34 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info] (95 km)Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands[Map]GFZ
Thu, 31 Mar 23:38 UTCM 4.0 / 20.8 km - [info] (69 km)- 83km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska[Map]USGS
Fri, 1 Apr
Fri, 1 Apr 18:35 UTCM 4.0 / 42.2 km - [info] (71 km)- 87km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 2 Apr
Sat, 2 Apr 23:23 UTCM 5.2 / 10 km - [info] (61 km)Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands[Map]GFZ
Sun, 1 May
Sun, 1 May 17:20 UTCM 4.9 / 30 km - [info] (90 km) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
[Map]		EMSC
Sat, 7 May
Sat, 7 May 16:58 UTCM 3.5 / 26 km - [info] (93 km) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Mon, 9 May
Mon, 9 May 17:35 UTCM 3.4 / 38 km - [info] (120 km) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Sun, 15 May
Sun, 15 May 12:04 UTCM 5.3 / 10 km - [info] (66 km)Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands[Map]GFZ
Sun, 15 May 12:29 UTCM 2.6 / 25 km - [info] (57 km) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Sun, 15 May 13:35 UTCM 3.5 / 26 km - [info] (98 km) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Sun, 15 May 19:54 UTCM 3.3 / 17.6 km - [info] (54 km)- 54km SSE of Yunaska Island, Alaska[Map]USGS
Mon, 16 May
Mon, 16 May 21:52 UTCM 4.3 / 50 km - [info] (54 km) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Tue, 17 May
Tue, 17 May 10:18 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km - [info] (82 km)Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands[Map]GFZ
Wed, 18 May
Wed, 18 May 15:47 UTCM 4.2 / 18.8 km - [info] (114 km)- 95km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska[Map]USGS
Thu, 19 May
Thu, 19 May 19:11 UTCM 3.7 / 10 km - [info] (123 km) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Mon, 6 Jun
Mon, 6 Jun 16:31 UTCM 3.9 / 40 km - [info] (67 km) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Sat, 11 Jun
Sat, 11 Jun 22:40 UTCM 4.0 / 60 km - [info]Yunaska (25 km) - United States, Aleutian Islands FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Sun, 19 Jun
Sun, 19 Jun 16:49 UTCM 4.7 / 40 km - [info]Kagamil (9 km) - United States, Aleutian Islands4.7 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Mon, 20 Jun
Mon, 20 Jun 01:25 UTCM 4.0 / 46 km - [info] (107 km) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Sun, 10 Jul
Sun, 10 Jul 13:06 UTCM 4.2 / 35 km - [info] (100 km) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Sun, 10 Jul 13:53 UTCM 3.3 / 42 km - [info] (126 km) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Tue, 12 Jul
Tue, 12 Jul 01:18 UTCM 4.1 / 10 km - [info] (68 km) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Thu, 28 Jul
Thu, 28 Jul 20:14 UTCM 3.4 / 14 km - [info] (108 km) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Sat, 30 Jul
Sat, 30 Jul 11:24 UTCM 2.8 / 88.5 km - [info] (77 km)- Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 30 Jul 18:12 UTCM 3.3 / 1 km - [info] (107 km) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Mon, 1 Aug
Mon, 1 Aug 03:01 UTCM 2.9 / 54.8 km - [info] (106 km)- 116km S of Unalaska, Alaska[Map]USGS
Mon, 1 Aug 10:59 UTCM 2.7 / 10 km - [info] (127 km)- 134km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sun, 14 Aug
Sun, 14 Aug 14:33 UTCM 4.3 / 32 km - [info]Yunaska (82 km) - United States, Aleutian Islands FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Tue, 13 Sep
Tue, 13 Sep 16:51 UTCM 4.1 / 30 km - [info] (80 km) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Mon, 26 Sep
Mon, 26 Sep 00:40 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info] (81 km)Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands[Map]GFZ
Sat, 1 Oct
Sat, 1 Oct 12:29 UTCM 3.7 / 43 km - [info] (63 km) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Mon, 10 Oct
Mon, 10 Oct 00:34 UTCM 3.8 / 17 km - [info] (71 km) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Tue, 18 Oct
Tue, 18 Oct 19:24 UTCM 4.7 / 46 km - [info]Vsevidof (20 km) - United States, Aleutian Islands FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Wed, 26 Oct
Wed, 26 Oct 18:38 UTCM 3.1 / 28 km - [info] (53 km) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Thu, 27 Oct
Thu, 27 Oct 16:06 UTCM 3.2 / 159 km - [info]Uliaga (8 km) - United States, Aleutian Islands FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Fri, 4 Nov
Fri, 4 Nov 13:27 UTCM 3.0 / 25.5 km - [info] (77 km)- 72km S of Nikolski, Alaska[Map]USGS
Mon, 7 Nov
Mon, 7 Nov 08:28 UTCM 3.2 / 13.5 km - [info] (57 km)- 81km ESE of Yunaska Island, Alaska[Map]USGS

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