Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - 45 mi south of Kokhanok, Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, USA, on 2020-02-12 05:16:04 -09:00 -

Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - 45 mi south of Kokhanok, Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, USA, on 2020-02-12 05:16:04 -09:00

Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 119 km depth

12 Feb 14:19 UTC: First to report: USGS after 4 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 118.9 to 117.8 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 117.8 to 114.9 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 114.9 to 114.8 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 114.8 to 114.7 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 114.7 to 114.9 km.
Feb 12 14:37: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 4.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 114.9 to 119.1 km.
Date & time: 12 Feb 2020 14:16:04 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 2020-02-12 05:16:04 -09:00
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 119.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 58.8103°N / 154.5056°W (Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, United States)
Nearest volcano: Kaguyak (41 km / 25 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
72 km (45 mi) SSE of Kokhanok (pop: 170) --> See nearby quakes!
161 km (100 mi) NW of Kodiak Station (pop: 1,300) --> See nearby quakes!
167 km (104 mi) NW of Kodiak (pop: 6,250) --> See nearby quakes!
186 km (116 mi) SW of Anchor Point (pop: 1,930) --> See nearby quakes!
192 km (119 mi) WSW of Homer (pop: 5,520) --> See nearby quakes!
254 km (158 mi) SW of Kalifornsky (pop: 7,850) --> See nearby quakes!
266 km (165 mi) SW of Kenai (pop: 7,660) --> See nearby quakes!
370 km (230 mi) SW of Anchorage (pop: 298,700) --> See nearby quakes!
391 km (243 mi) SW of Eagle River (pop: 24,800) --> See nearby quakes!
391 km (243 mi) SW of Eagle River (Anchorage County) (pop: 24,800) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.4119 km107km SSE of Old Iliamna, Alaska (USA)USGS
M 4.7123 kmAlaska Peninsula (USA)EMSC

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Southwest Anchorage, AK / not felt : Slept through it.
Franklin, TN / not felt
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