Mag. 4.5 earthquake - 96 miles SSE of Sand Point, Alaska, on Thursday, 5 Nov 2020 10:05 pm (GMT -11) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.6 quake Gulf of Alaska, 60 mi southeast of Sand Point, Aleutians East County, Alaska, USA, 19 Oct 2020 11:54 am (GMT -9), which had occurred 3 weeks earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 23 km depth
6 Nov 09:20 UTC: First to report: USGS after 15 minutes.
12 Nov 20:02: Now using data updates from USGS
12 Nov 20:02: Now using data updates from USGS
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 5 Nov 2020 10:05 pm (GMT -11)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 23.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 54.0373°N / 159.6568°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Alaska, United States)Nearest volcano: Dana (204 km / 127 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
154 km (96 mi) SSE of Sand Point (pop: 1,060) --> See nearby quakes!
206 km (128 mi) ESE of King Cove (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
211 km (131 mi) S of Perryville (pop: 113) --> See nearby quakes!
235 km (146 mi) ESE of Cold Bay (pop: 123) --> See nearby quakes!
253 km (157 mi) SSW of Chignik Lake (pop: 73) --> See nearby quakes!
399 km (248 mi) E of Akutan (pop: 1,040) --> See nearby quakes!
450 km (280 mi) E of Unalaska (pop: 4,490) --> See nearby quakes!
615 km (382 mi) SW of Kodiak (pop: 6,250) --> See nearby quakes!
6169 km (3833 mi) NW of Washington DC (District of Columbia) (pop: 601,700) --> See nearby quakes!
6169 km (3833 mi) NW of Washington DC (District of Columbia) (pop: 601,700) --> See nearby quakes!
84 km (52 mi) S of Chernabura Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.5 | 23 km | 154 Km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska, USA | USGS |
| M 4.5 | 23 km | SOUTH OF ALASKA, USA | EMSC |
| M 4.5 | 23 km | 154 Km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska, USA | USGS |
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Mag. 4.5 earthquake - 96 miles SSE of Sand Point, Alaska, on Thursday, 5 Nov 2020 10:05 pm (GMT -11)
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