Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 130 mi south of Unalaska, Aleutians West (CA), Alaska, USA, on Saturday, 13 June 2020 at 19:02 (GMT) -

Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 130 mi south of Unalaska, Aleutians West (CA), Alaska, USA, on Saturday, 13 June 2020 at 19:02 (GMT)

Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 10 km depth

13 Jun 22:16 UTC: First to report: USGS after 3 hours.
Date & time: 13 Jun 2020 19:02:08 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 52.0166°N / 166.0238°W (North Pacific Ocean, Alaska, United States)
Nearest volcano: Okmok (221 km / 137 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
209 km (130 mi) S of Unalaska (pop: 4,490) --> See nearby quakes!
218 km (135 mi) ESE of Nikolski (pop: 18) --> See nearby quakes!
236 km (147 mi) S of Akutan (pop: 1,040) --> See nearby quakes!
360 km (224 mi) SSW of False Pass (pop: 40) --> See nearby quakes!
414 km (257 mi) SSW of Cold Bay (pop: 123) --> See nearby quakes!
418 km (260 mi) SW of King Cove (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
518 km (322 mi) SW of Sand Point (pop: 1,060) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.DepthLocationSource
4.810 kmSouth of Aleutian Islands (USA)GFZ
4.810 kmSouth Of Aleutian Islands (USA)EMSC
4.810 km209 km S of Unalaska, Alaska (USA)USGS

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