Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Alaska Peninsula on Saturday, 2 April 2016
Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 29 mi northeast of Port Heiden, Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, USA, on Saturday, 2 April 2016 at 05:50 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 10 km depth
2 Apr 05:59 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 9 minutes.
Apr 2 06:54: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 6.2.
Apr 2 06:54: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 6.2.
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 57.19°N / 158.01°W

Nearest volcano: Aniakchak (39 km / 24 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
46 km (29 mi) NE of Port Heiden (pop: 98) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) SW of Ugashik (pop: 12) --> See nearby quakes!
102 km (64 mi) NNE of Chignik (pop: 87) --> See nearby quakes!
257 km (160 mi) NE of Sand Point (pop: 1,060) --> See nearby quakes!
341 km (212 mi) W of Kodiak (pop: 6,250) --> See nearby quakes!
454 km (282 mi) SSE of Bethel (pop: 6,450) --> See nearby quakes!
464 km (289 mi) SW of Homer (pop: 5,520) --> See nearby quakes!
1398 km (869 mi) W of Juneau (pop: 32,800) --> See nearby quakes!
5958 km (3702 mi) NW of Washington DC (District of Columbia) (pop: 601,700) --> See nearby quakes!
5958 km (3702 mi) NW of Washington DC (District of Columbia) (pop: 601,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 6.2 | 10 km | Alaska Peninsula | GFZ |
M 6.2 | 18 km | - 100km NNE of Chignik Lake, Alaska | USGS |
M 6.2 | 10 km | ALASKA PENINSULA | EMSC |
M 6.2 | 20 km | Alaska Peninsula, United States | INGV |
M 6.2 | 18 km | NE of Chignik Lake, Alaska | GeoAu |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (81 quakes):- 09 Sep 2016 07:07 UTC| M 2.9 |188.1 km (116.9 mi) depth|70 km (43 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 05 Sep 2016 07:58 UTC| M 2.3 |3 km (1.9 mi) depth|30 km (19 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 03 Sep 2016 06:08 UTC| M 2.7 |0 km (0 mi) depth|26 km (16 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 01 Sep 2016 04:02 UTC| M 2.4 |0 km (0 mi) depth|65 km (40 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 25 Aug 2016 23:49 UTC| M 2.0 |20 km (12.4 mi) depth|29 km (18 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 16 Aug 2016 19:58 UTC| M 4.1 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|26 km (16 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 12 Aug 2016 19:18 UTC| M 2.9 |5 km (3.1 mi) depth|11 km (7 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 12 Aug 2016 13:21 UTC| M 2.6 |5 km (3.1 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 05 Aug 2016 02:14 UTC| M 2.7 |5 km (3.1 mi) depth|68 km (43 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 29 Jul 2016 02:39 UTC| M 2.8 |0 km (0 mi) depth|37 km (23 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 25 Jul 2016 07:29 UTC| M 2.5 |0 km (0 mi) depth|37 km (23 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 19 Jul 2016 19:10 UTC| M 2.7 |1.9 km (1.2 mi) depth|30 km (19 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 19 Jul 2016 13:14 UTC| M 3.1 |3 km (1.9 mi) depth|25 km (15 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 19 Jul 2016 12:48 UTC| M 4.4 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|24 km (15 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 14 Jul 2016 04:03 UTC| M 3.4 |8 km (5 mi) depth|76 km (47 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 30 Jun 2016 19:40 UTC| M 2.2 |98 km (60.9 mi) depth|63 km (39 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
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