Mag. 4.0 earthquake - Kenai Peninsula County, 34 mi east of Port Alsworth, Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, USA, on Wednesday, 5 August 2015 at 10:06 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.3 quake Kenai Peninsula County, 30 mi east of Port Alsworth, Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, USA, 29 July 2015 02:35 GMT, which had occurred 7 days earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 139 km depth
5 Aug 11:10 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 1 hour and 4 minutes.
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 139.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 60.01°N / 153.42°W
(Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska, United States)Nearest volcano: Iliamna (18 km / 11 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
46 km (28 mi) NE of Pedro Bay (pop: 42) --> See nearby quakes!
92 km (57 mi) WNW of Anchor Point (pop: 1,930) --> See nearby quakes!
112 km (70 mi) WNW of Homer (pop: 5,520) --> See nearby quakes!
126 km (78 mi) WSW of Kalifornsky (pop: 7,850) --> See nearby quakes!
234 km (146 mi) SW of Alaska City (pop: 298,700) --> See nearby quakes!
256 km (159 mi) SW of Eagle River (pop: 24,800) --> See nearby quakes!
256 km (159 mi) SW of Eagle River (Anchorage County) (pop: 24,800) --> See nearby quakes!
1096 km (681 mi) WNW of Juneau (pop: 32,800) --> See nearby quakes!
5622 km (3494 mi) NW of Washington (District of Columbia) (pop: 601,700) --> See nearby quakes!
5622 km (3494 mi) NW of Washington DC (District of Columbia) (pop: 601,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 139 km | SOUTHERN ALASKA | EMSC |
| M 3.6 | 134 km | - 64km SW of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska | USGS |
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Mag. 4.0 earthquake - Kenai Peninsula County, 34 mi east of Port Alsworth, Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, USA, on Wednesday, 5 August 2015 at 10:06 (GMT)
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