Very strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Bering Sea, 33 mi south of Unimak Island, Aleutians East County, Alaska, USA, on Friday, 19 November 1993 at 01:43 (GMT)
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Very strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake at 30 km depth
Date & time: 19 Nov 1993 01:43:23 UTC
Magnitude: 6.5
Depth: 30.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 54.287°N / 164.164°W
(Bering Sea, Alaska, United States)Nearest volcano: Westdahl (41 km / 25 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
80 km (49 mi) SW of False Pass (pop: 40) --> See nearby quakes!
106 km (66 mi) E of Akutan (pop: 1,040) --> See nearby quakes!
136 km (85 mi) SW of Cold Bay (pop: 123) --> See nearby quakes!
147 km (91 mi) SW of King Cove (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
161 km (100 mi) ENE of Unalaska (pop: 4,490) --> See nearby quakes!
262 km (163 mi) WSW of Sand Point (pop: 1,060) --> See nearby quakes!
268 km (166 mi) SW of Nelson Lagoon (pop: 52) --> See nearby quakes!
367 km (228 mi) WSW of Perryville (pop: 113) --> See nearby quakes!
406 km (252 mi) WSW of Chignik Lake (pop: 73) --> See nearby quakes!
456 km (283 mi) SW of Port Heiden (pop: 98) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.5 | 30 km | Unimak Island region, Alaska (USA) | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):- 20 Nov 1993 11:54 UTC| M 5.2 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|3 km (2 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 19 Nov 1993 03:58 UTC| M 5.4 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|1 km (0 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 19 Nov 1993 03:22 UTC| M 5.2 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|7 km (4 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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