Strong mag. 5.5 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 136 mi south of Sand Point, Aleutians East County, Alaska, USA, on Sunday, 5 July 2020 at 08:53 (GMT) -
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Strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake at 10 km depth
5 Jul 09:06 UTC: First to report: USGS after 13 minutes.
Jul 5 09:08: Magnitude recalculated from 5.1 to 5.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 25.6 to 10.0 km.
Jul 5 09:08: Magnitude recalculated from 5.1 to 5.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 25.6 to 10.0 km.
Date & time: 5 Jul 2020 08:53:35 UTC -
Magnitude: 5.5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 53.3659°N / 160.4307°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Alaska, United States)Nearest volcano: Dutton (233 km / 145 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
219 km (136 mi) S of Sand Point (pop: 1,060) --> See nearby quakes!
225 km (140 mi) SE of King Cove (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
251 km (156 mi) SE of Cold Bay (pop: 123) --> See nearby quakes!
255 km (159 mi) SE of False Pass (pop: 40) --> See nearby quakes!
295 km (183 mi) SSW of Perryville (pop: 113) --> See nearby quakes!
297 km (185 mi) S of Nelson Lagoon (pop: 52) --> See nearby quakes!
339 km (210 mi) SSW of Chignik Lake (pop: 73) --> See nearby quakes!
349 km (217 mi) SSW of Chignik Lagoon (pop: 78) --> See nearby quakes!
362 km (225 mi) E of Akutan (pop: 1,040) --> See nearby quakes!
406 km (253 mi) E of Unalaska (pop: 4,490) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1013 joules (3.12 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2682 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.4 | 10 km | South of Alaska (USA) | GFZ |
| M 5.5 | 2 km | South Of Alaska (USA) | EMSC |
| M 5.5 | 10 km | 219 km S of Sand Point, Alaska (USA) | USGS |
| M 5.4 | 8.6 km | South of Alaska (USA) | GeoAu |
| M 5.6 | 10 km | South of Alaska (USA) | BMKG |
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Insel (188.8 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : A Small tsunami I Think 5 meters
Costa Rica alajuela / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : The earthquake happenes in the 3 53 am
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