Mag. 2.7 earthquake - 19 mi west of Womens Bay, Alaska, USA, on Monday, 10 August 2020 at 19:45 (GMT) -
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Minor magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 53 km depth
10 Aug 19:57 UTC: First to report: USGS after 12 minutes.
Aug 10 20:09: Magnitude recalculated from 2.5 to 2.7.
Aug 10 20:09: Magnitude recalculated from 2.5 to 2.7.
Magnitude: 2.7
Depth: 52.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 57.6034°N / 153.1689°W
(Kodiak Island County, Alaska, United States)Nearest volcano: Steller (117 km / 73 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
31 km (19 mi) WSW of Womens Bay (pop: 719) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) SSW of Port Lions (pop: 197) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) N of Old Harbor (pop: 221) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (30 mi) E of Larsen Bay (pop: 88) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) WSW of Kodiak (pop: 6,250) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) W of Chiniak (pop: 47) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) SSW of Aleneva (pop: 37) --> See nearby quakes!
1106 km (687 mi) W of Juneau (pop: 32,800) --> See nearby quakes!
5666 km (3521 mi) NW of Washington DC (District of Columbia) (pop: 601,700) --> See nearby quakes!
5666 km (3521 mi) NW of Washington DC (District of Columbia) (pop: 601,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 108 joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.7 | 53 km | 31 km WSW of Womens Bay, Alaska (USA) | USGS |
| M 3.0 | 69 km | Kodiak Island Region, Alaska (USA) | EMSC |
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Mag. 2.7 earthquake - 19 mi west of Womens Bay, Alaska, USA, on Monday, 10 August 2020 at 19:45 (GMT)
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