Fuerte terremoto magnitud 5.3 - Gulf of Alaska, 96 miles ESE of Sand Point, Aleutians East County, Alaska, USA, sábado, 08 ago. 2020 -

Fuerte terremoto magnitud 5.3 - Gulf of Alaska, 96 miles ESE of Sand Point, Aleutians East County, Alaska, USA, sábado, 08 ago. 2020

Fuerte terremoto magnitud 5.3 at 25 km depth

8 Aug 12:58 UTC: Primero en informar: USGS después de 5 minutos.
Aug 8 13:10: Magnitud recalculada de 5.3 a 5.4.
Profundidad recalculada de 2.0 a 20.6 km.
Aug 8 13:24: Magnitud recalculada de 5.4 a 5.3.
Profundidad recalculada de 20.6 a 24.7 km.
Fecha & hora: 8 Aug 2020 12:52:58 UTC -
Magnitud: 5.3
Profundidad: 24.7 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 54.8011°N / 158.2608°W (Golfo de Alaska, Alaska, Estados Unidos)
Volcán mas cercano: Kupreanof (156 km / 97 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
136 km al SSE de Perryville (pop: 113) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
154 km al ESE de Sand Point (pop: 1,060) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
165 km al SSE de Chignik Lake (pop: 73) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
169 km al S de Chignik Lagoon (pop: 78) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
229 km al SE de Nelson Lagoon (pop: 52) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
239 km al S de Port Heiden (pop: 98) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
261 km al E de King Cove (pop: 1,010) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
288 km al E de Cold Bay (pop: 123) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
480 km al SO de Kodiak Station (pop: 1,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
491 km al SO de Kodiak (pop: 6,250) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
414 km al SO de Kodiak Island (pop: 13,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
M 5.325 km135 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska (USA)USGS
M 5.425 kmSouth of Alaska (USA)GeoAu
M 5.420 kmSouth of Alaska (USA)GFZ
M 5.426 kmSouth Of Alaska (USA)EMSC

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136.3 km NNW of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
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