Fuerte terremoto magnitud 5.6 - Gulf of Alaska, 61 miles SSW of Sand Point, Aleutians East County, Alaska, USA, jueves, 16 dic. 1999
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Fuerte terremoto magnitud 5.6 at 33 km depth
Fecha & hora: 16 Dec 1999 23:51:27 UTC
Magnitud: 5.6
Profundidad: 33.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 54.506°N / 161.039°W

Volcán mas cercano: Dutton (108 km / 67 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
99 km al SSO de Sand Point (pop: 1,060) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
103 km al SE de King Cove (pop: 1,010) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
132 km al SE de Cold Bay (pop: 123) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
157 km al ESE de False Pass (pop: 40) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
167 km al S de Nelson Lagoon (pop: 52) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
197 km al SO de Perryville (pop: 113) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
242 km al SO de Chignik Lake (pop: 73) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
310 km al E de Akutan (pop: 1,040) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
364 km al ENE de Unalaska (pop: 4,490) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
364 km al ENE de Dutch Harbor (pop: 4,380) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 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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Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
5.6 | 33 km | Alaska Peninsula (USA) | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 29 Jan 2000 20:56 UTC| M 2.2 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 25 Jan 2000 23:00 UTC| M 3.0 |4.8 km (3 mi) depth|9 km (5 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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