Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - Gulf of Alaska, 59 mi southeast of King Cove, Aleutians East County, Alaska, USA, on Tuesday, 20 November 2018 at 05:42 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 10 km depth
20 Nov 05:55 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 13 minutes.
Date & time: 20 Nov 2018 05:42:25 UTC
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 54.31°N / 161.61°W
(Gulf of Alaska, United States)Nearest volcano: Dutton (104 km / 65 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
95 km (59 mi) SSE of King Cove (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
121 km (75 mi) SE of Cold Bay (pop: 123) --> See nearby quakes!
131 km (81 mi) ESE of False Pass (pop: 40) --> See nearby quakes!
135 km (84 mi) SSW of Sand Point (pop: 1,060) --> See nearby quakes!
190 km (118 mi) S of Nelson Lagoon (pop: 52) --> See nearby quakes!
237 km (147 mi) SW of Perryville (pop: 113) --> See nearby quakes!
272 km (169 mi) E of Akutan (pop: 1,040) --> See nearby quakes!
282 km (175 mi) SW of Chignik Lake (pop: 73) --> See nearby quakes!
296 km (184 mi) SW of Chignik Lagoon (pop: 78) --> See nearby quakes!
325 km (202 mi) E of Unalaska (pop: 4,490) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.2 | 10 km | Alaska Peninsula | GFZ |
| M 4.7 | 35 km | - Alaska Peninsula | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):- 14 Jan 2019 04:02 UTC| M 3.3 |7.6 km (4.7 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 04 Jan 2019 13:27 UTC| M 3.3 |24.9 km (15.5 mi) depth|6 km (3 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 31 Dec 2018 02:35 UTC| M 6.0 |31 km (19.3 mi) depth|11 km (7 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
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