Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - 59 mi southeast of Sand Point, Alaska, USA, on 19 Oct 9:18 pm (GMT -11) -

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.6 quake 97 Km SE of Sand Point, Alaska, USA, 19 Oct 11.54 am (GMT -9), which had occurred 11 hours earlier.
Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - 59 mi southeast of Sand Point, Alaska, USA, on 19 Oct 9:18 pm (GMT -11)

Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 27 km depth

20 Oct 08:30 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 11 minutes.
20 Oct 09:02: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 5.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 27.0 km (from 6.2 to 16.8 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 15.1 km (9.4 mi) towards NE.
Date & time: 20 Oct 2020 08:18:42 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 19 Oct 9:18 pm (GMT -11)
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 27.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 54.58°N / 159.79°W (United States)
Nearest volcano: Dana (149 km / 93 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
81 km (51 mi) SE of Unga
96 km (59 mi) SSE of Sand Point (pop: 1,060)
154 km (95 mi) SSW of Perryville (pop: 113)
171 km (106 mi) ESE of King Cove (pop: 1,010)
197 km (123 mi) SSW of Chignik Lake (Lake and Peninsula County) (pop: 73)
199 km (124 mi) ESE of Cold Bay (pop: 123)
823 km (511 mi) SW of Kalifornsky (pop: 7,850)
836 km (519 mi) SW of Kenai (pop: 7,660)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 7.7°C (46 F), humidity: 64%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from NNW
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.027 kmSouth of Alaska, USAGFZ
M 4.828 km103 Km SE of Sand Point, Alaska, USAUSGS
M 4.832 kmSouth Of Alaska, USAEMSC

User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
977.2 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
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Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - 59 mi southeast of Sand Point, Alaska, USA, on 19 Oct 9:18 pm (GMT -11)

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