Strong mag. 5.6 earthquake - Gulf of Alaska, 31 mi southeast of Cherni Island, Aleutians East County, Alaska, USA, on Tuesday, 2 October 2007 at 18:03 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 47 km depth
Date & time: 2 Oct 2007 18:03:54 UTC
Magnitude: 5.6
Depth: 47.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 54.417°N / 161.703°W
(Gulf of Alaska, Alaska, United States)Nearest volcano: Dutton (91 km / 57 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
82 km (51 mi) SSE of King Cove (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
108 km (67 mi) SE of Cold Bay (pop: 123) --> See nearby quakes!
120 km (75 mi) ESE of False Pass (pop: 40) --> See nearby quakes!
128 km (80 mi) SW of Sand Point (pop: 1,060) --> See nearby quakes!
179 km (111 mi) S of Nelson Lagoon (pop: 52) --> See nearby quakes!
232 km (144 mi) SW of Perryville (pop: 113) --> See nearby quakes!
266 km (166 mi) E of Akutan (pop: 1,040) --> See nearby quakes!
276 km (172 mi) SW of Chignik Lake (pop: 73) --> See nearby quakes!
291 km (181 mi) SW of Chignik Lagoon (pop: 78) --> See nearby quakes!
320 km (199 mi) ENE of Unalaska (pop: 4,490) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 1013 joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.6 | 47 km | Alaska Peninsula (USA) | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):- 26 Oct 2007 15:23 UTC| M 5.5 |43.2 km (26.8 mi) depth|11 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 Oct 2007 20:57 UTC| M 5.1 |42.2 km (26.2 mi) depth|35 km (22 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 Oct 2007 20:57 UTC| M 5.4 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|12 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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