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)

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)

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.
Date & time: 2 Apr 2016 05:50:01 UTC
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 57.19°N / 158.01°W (Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, United States)
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
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 6.210 kmAlaska PeninsulaGFZ
M 6.218 km- 100km NNE of Chignik Lake, AlaskaUSGS
M 6.210 km ALASKA PENINSULAEMSC
M 6.220 kmAlaska Peninsula, United StatesINGV
M 6.218 kmNE of Chignik Lake, AlaskaGeoAu

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Aftershocks of the 6.2 quake 29 mi northeast of Port Heiden, Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, USA, 2 April 2016 05:50 GMT

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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
    • Show all

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Earlier earthquakes in the same area

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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