Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 92km WSW of Chernabura Island, Alaska on Thursday, 19 July 2018
Very strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Gulf of Alaska, 62 mi south of Sand Point, Aleutians East County, Alaska, USA, on 2018-07-19 03:16:26 -11:00
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Very strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 17 km depth
19 Jul 14:24 UTC: First to report: USGS after 8 minutes.
Jul 19 14:36: Magnitude recalculated from 5.7 to 6.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 84.0 to 17.1 km.
Jul 19 14:36: Magnitude recalculated from 5.7 to 6.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 84.0 to 17.1 km.
Date & time: 19 Jul 2018 14:16:26 UTC
Local time at epicenter: 2018-07-19 03:16:26 -11:00
Magnitude: 6
Depth: 17.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 54.476°N / 160.8965°W

Nearest volcano: Dutton (129 km / 80 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
99 km (62 mi) SSW of Sand Point (pop: 1,060) --> See nearby quakes!
112 km (70 mi) SE of King Cove (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
141 km (88 mi) ESE of Cold Bay (pop: 123) --> See nearby quakes!
167 km (104 mi) ESE of False Pass (pop: 40) --> See nearby quakes!
171 km (106 mi) S of Nelson Lagoon (pop: 52) --> See nearby quakes!
195 km (121 mi) SW of Perryville (pop: 113) --> See nearby quakes!
240 km (149 mi) SW of Chignik Lake (pop: 73) --> See nearby quakes!
253 km (157 mi) SW of Chignik Lagoon (pop: 78) --> See nearby quakes!
319 km (198 mi) E of Akutan (pop: 1,040) --> See nearby quakes!
373 km (232 mi) ENE of Unalaska (pop: 4,490) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 6.0 | 17 km | - 92km WSW of Chernabura Island, Alaska | USGS |
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Port Moller (169.2 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Lasted about 20 seconds, definitely noticable. (reported through our app)
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (18 quakes):- 14 Jan 2019 04:02 UTC| M 3.3 |7.6 km (4.7 mi) depth|39 km (24 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 04 Jan 2019 13:27 UTC| M 3.3 |24.9 km (15.5 mi) depth|50 km (31 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 31 Dec 2018 02:35 UTC| M 6.0 |31 km (19.3 mi) depth|41 km (25 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Gulf of Alaska, 39 mi southeast of Cherni Island, Aleutians East County, Alaska, USA, on 2018-12-30 15:35:37 -11:00
- 03 Dec 2018 02:09 UTC| M 3.7 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|31 km (19 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 20 Nov 2018 05:42 UTC| M 5.2 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|50 km (31 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 18 Nov 2018 10:59 UTC| M 2.7 |23.4 km (14.5 mi) depth|41 km (26 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 16 Nov 2018 06:40 UTC| M 4.1 |43 km (26.7 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 09 Nov 2018 17:08 UTC| M 3.6 |30.1 km (18.7 mi) depth|46 km (29 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 17 Oct 2018 21:17 UTC| M 2.9 |25.7 km (16 mi) depth|38 km (24 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 17 Oct 2018 09:24 UTC| M 2.4 |35.1 km (21.8 mi) depth|32 km (20 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 26 Sep 2018 21:27 UTC| M 2.7 |34.1 km (21.2 mi) depth|41 km (25 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 Sep 2018 01:38 UTC| M 2.3 |25.8 km (16 mi) depth|41 km (26 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 22 Jul 2018 17:13 UTC| M 3.8 |15.6 km (9.7 mi) depth|15 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 21 Jul 2018 10:06 UTC| M 2.1 |5 km (3.1 mi) depth|10 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 21 Jul 2018 08:15 UTC| M 3.7 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|10 km (6 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 21 Jul 2018 07:58 UTC| M 5.4 |9.9 km (6.2 mi) depth|5 km (3 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 19 Jul 2018 15:04 UTC| M 3.0 |27.8 km (17.3 mi) depth|11 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 19 Jul 2018 14:33 UTC| M 4.9 |29 km (18 mi) depth|11 km (7 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
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