Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - 29 mi northeast of Port Heiden, Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, USA, on 2016-04-02 02:01:32 -08:00
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.2 quake 29 mi northeast of Port Heiden, Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, USA, 2 April 2016 05:50 GMT, which had occurred 4 hours earlier.
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Light magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 10 km depth
2 Apr 10:36 UTC: First to report: USGS after 35 minutes.
Date & time: 2 Apr 2016 10:01:32 UTC
Local time at epicenter: 2016-04-02 02:01:32 -08:00
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 9.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 57.1495°N / 157.95°W
(Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, United States)Nearest volcano: Aniakchak (33 km / 21 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
47 km (29 mi) ENE of Port Heiden (pop: 98) --> See nearby quakes!
52 km (32 mi) SW of Ugashik (pop: 12) --> See nearby quakes!
100 km (62 mi) NNE of Chignik Lagoon (pop: 78) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (77 mi) SSW of Egegik (pop: 106) --> See nearby quakes!
256 km (159 mi) NE of Sand Point (pop: 1,060) --> See nearby quakes!
327 km (203 mi) W of Kodiak Station (pop: 1,300) --> See nearby quakes!
339 km (211 mi) W of Kodiak (pop: 6,250) --> See nearby quakes!
357 km (222 mi) NE of King Cove (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
460 km (286 mi) SW of Anchor Point (pop: 1,930) --> See nearby quakes!
465 km (289 mi) SW of Homer (pop: 5,520) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.6 | 9.5 km | - 111km NNE of Chignik Lake, Alaska | USGS |
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