Major magnitude 6.4 earthquake - Bering Sea, 41 mi east of Nikolski, Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska, USA, on Thursday, 3 January 1957 at 00:41 (GMT)
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Major magnitude 6.4 earthquake at 0 km depth
Date & time: 3 Jan 1957 00:41:03 UTC
Magnitude: 6.4
Depth: 0.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 52.91°N / 167.88°W
(Bering Sea, Alaska, United States)Nearest volcano: Recheschnoi (52 km / 32 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
66 km (41 mi) E of Nikolski (pop: 18) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) SW of Unalaska (pop: 4,490) --> See nearby quakes!
195 km (121 mi) SW of Akutan (pop: 1,040) --> See nearby quakes!
364 km (226 mi) SW of False Pass (pop: 40) --> See nearby quakes!
421 km (262 mi) SW of Cold Bay (pop: 123) --> See nearby quakes!
435 km (270 mi) ENE of Atka (pop: 64) --> See nearby quakes!
435 km (270 mi) WSW of King Cove (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
551 km (343 mi) SW of Nelson Lagoon (pop: 52) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1014 joules (69.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 60036 tons of TNT or 3.8 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.4 | km | Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (USA) | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (7 quakes):- 24 May 1957 03:36 UTC| M 6.0 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|31 km (19 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Bering Sea, 21 mi southeast of Breed Island, Aleutians West County, Alaska, USA, on Friday, 24 May 1957 at 03:36 (GMT)
- 29 Mar 1957 22:49 UTC| M 6.0 |25 km (15.5 mi) depth|46 km (29 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 37 mi southeast of Nikolski, Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska, USA, on Friday, 29 March 1957 at 22:49 (GMT)
- 25 Mar 1957 00:39 UTC| M 6.0 |0 km (0 mi) depth|59 km (37 mi) distance| USGS | Very strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 54 mi southeast of Breed Island, Aleutians West County, Alaska, USA, on Monday, 25 March 1957 at 00:39 (GMT)
- 15 Mar 1957 02:52 UTC| M 6.4 |25 km (15.5 mi) depth|53 km (33 mi) distance| USGS | Very strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 81 mi south of Unalaska, Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska, USA, on Friday, 15 March 1957 at 02:52 (GMT)
- 14 Mar 1957 01:52 UTC| M 5.7 |0 km (0 mi) depth|54 km (33 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 12 Mar 1957 12:46 UTC| M 6.0 |0 km (0 mi) depth|36 km (23 mi) distance| USGS | Very strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Bering Sea, 18 mi east of Nikolski, Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska, USA, on Tuesday, 12 March 1957 at 12:46 (GMT)
- 09 Jan 1957 07:53 UTC| M 6.2 |25 km (15.5 mi) depth|33 km (21 mi) distance| USGS | Very strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 45 mi southeast of Breed Island, Aleutians West County, Alaska, USA, on Wednesday, 9 January 1957 at 07:53 (GMT)
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