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Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Alaska Peninsula on Saturday, 2 April 2016

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Alaska Peninsula on Saturday, 2 April 2016

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Alaska Peninsula on Saturday, 2 April 2016
Apr 2 06:54: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 6.2.
Date & time: Sat, 2 Apr 05:50:01 UTC
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 57.19°N / 158.01°W
Nearest volcano: Aniakchak (39 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sat, 2 Apr
Sat, 2 Apr 05:50 UTCM 6.2 / 17.9 km- 100km NNE of Chignik Lake, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 2 Apr 05:50 UTCM 6.2 / 10 km ALASKA PENINSULA[Map]EMSC
Sat, 2 Apr 05:50 UTCM 6.2 / 19.9 kmAlaska Peninsula, United States[Map]INGV
Sat, 2 Apr 05:50 UTCM 6.2 / 18 kmNE of Chignik Lake, Alaska[Map]GeoAu

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 2 Dec 17:30 UTCM 3.5 / 14.8 km - [info] (30 km)- 111km NE of Chignik Lake, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Fri, 2 Dec 18:58 UTCM 2.8 / 2.8 km - [info] (32 km)- 111km NNE of Chignik Lake, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 6 Dec
Tue, 6 Dec 12:47 UTCM 2.7 / 4 km - [info]Ugashik-Peulik (15 km) - United States, Alaska Peninsula- 115km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Wed, 7 Dec
Wed, 7 Dec 10:41 UTCM 3.5 / 35 km - [info] (78 km)- 65km E of Chignik Lake, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Fri, 16 Dec
Fri, 16 Dec 12:04 UTCM 3.0 / 2.5 km - [info]Ugashik-Peulik (13 km) - United States, Alaska Peninsula- 111km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Fri, 16 Dec 23:00 UTCM 3.9 / 89.4 km - [info] (44 km)- 81km ENE of Chignik Lake, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 27 Dec
Tue, 27 Dec 15:12 UTCM 3.3 / 6.4 km - [info]Yantarni (24 km) - United States, Alaska Peninsula- 111km NNE of Chignik Lake, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Thu, 29 Dec
Thu, 29 Dec 04:22 UTCM 3.1 / 65.1 km - [info] (77 km)- 90km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 10 Jan
Tue, 10 Jan 13:30 UTCM 2.6 - [info] (34 km)- 110km NE of Chignik Lake, Alaska[Map]USGS
Mon, 16 Jan
Mon, 16 Jan 16:05 UTCM 3.0 / 47 km - [info] (70 km) ALASKA PENINSULA[Map]EMSC
Tue, 17 Jan
Tue, 17 Jan 10:04 UTCM 3.1 - [info] (51 km)- 72km SSW of King Salmon, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Mon, 23 Jan
Mon, 23 Jan 00:52 UTCM 2.9 / 7.2 km - [info]Yantarni (24 km) - United States, Alaska Peninsula- 117km NE of Chignik Lake, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 24 Jan
Tue, 24 Jan 11:11 UTCM 2.7 / 38.8 km - [info] (90 km)- 91km WNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Wed, 25 Jan
Wed, 25 Jan 09:12 UTCM 3.9 / 2 km - [info]Aniakchak (28 km) - United States, Alaska Peninsula ALASKA PENINSULA
[Map]		EMSC
Wed, 25 Jan 09:17 UTCM 3.2 - [info]Aniakchak (25 km) - United States, Alaska Peninsula- 103km NNE of Chignik Lake, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Fri, 27 Jan
Fri, 27 Jan 13:00 UTCM 3.4 - [info]Aniakchak (27 km) - United States, Alaska Peninsula- 106km NE of Chignik Lake, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sun, 29 Jan
Sun, 29 Jan 05:23 UTCM 3.3 / 84.4 km - [info] (63 km)- 99km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Wed, 1 Feb
Wed, 1 Feb 09:28 UTCM 2.7 / 3 km - [info] (34 km)- 110km NNE of Chignik Lake, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Wed, 1 Feb 10:54 UTCM 3.0 / 8 km - [info] (32 km) ALASKA PENINSULA
[Map]		EMSC
Sun, 5 Feb
Sun, 5 Feb 22:52 UTCM 2.7 - [info]Kialagvik (10 km) - United States, Alaska Peninsula- 161km S of King Salmon, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Wed, 15 Feb
Wed, 15 Feb 14:36 UTCM 2.8 / 54.5 km - [info] (63 km)- 64km E of Chignik Lake, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Thu, 16 Feb
Thu, 16 Feb 07:30 UTCM 3.8 / 116 km - [info] (40 km) ALASKA PENINSULA[Map]EMSC
Thu, 2 Mar
Thu, 2 Mar 04:11 UTCM 2.6 / 122.7 km - [info]Ukinrek Maars (3 km) - United States, Alaska Peninsula- 97km S of King Salmon, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Mon, 6 Mar
Mon, 6 Mar 13:05 UTCM 2.7 / 130.3 km - [info]Ugashik-Peulik (2 km) - United States, Alaska Peninsula- 104km S of King Salmon, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 14 Mar
Tue, 14 Mar 17:44 UTCM 3.1 / 10 km - [info] (31 km) ALASKA PENINSULA[Map]EMSC
Sat, 18 Mar
Sat, 18 Mar 09:01 UTCM 4.0 / 110 km - [info]Aniakchak (12 km) - United States, Alaska Peninsula ALASKA PENINSULA[Map]EMSC
Wed, 22 Mar
Wed, 22 Mar 18:20 UTCM 3.6 / 125 km - [info]Ukinrek Maars (18 km) - United States, Alaska Peninsula ALASKA PENINSULA
[Map]		EMSC
Fri, 24 Mar
Fri, 24 Mar 23:49 UTCM 4.4 / 7.8 km - [info] (40 km)- 132km NNE of Chignik Lake, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sat, 25 Mar
Sat, 25 Mar 01:00 UTCM 4.4 / 10 km - [info]Yantarni (24 km) - United States, Alaska Peninsula ALASKA PENINSULA[Map]EMSC
Sat, 25 Mar 14:10 UTCM 2.6 / 6.3 km - [info] (30 km)- 129km NE of Chignik Lake, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sun, 26 Mar
Sun, 26 Mar 09:21 UTCM 2.6 / 0.8 km - [info]Yantarni (18 km) - United States, Alaska Peninsula- 131km NE of Chignik Lake, Alaska[Map]USGS
Sun, 26 Mar 15:59 UTCM 3.4 / 4.3 km - [info]Yantarni (28 km) - United States, Alaska Peninsula- 130km NE of Chignik Lake, Alaska
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 28 Mar
Tue, 28 Mar 20:59 UTCM 4.3 / 41.1 km - [info] (97 km)- Alaska Peninsula[Map]USGS
Sat, 1 Apr
Sat, 1 Apr 04:54 UTCM 2.7 / 34.9 km - [info] (82 km)- 86km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska[Map]USGS

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