Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - Gulf of Alaska, 31 mi south of Wosnesenski Island, Aleutians East County, Alaska, USA, on Tuesday, 4 August 2020 at 12:47 (GMT) -

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.8 quake Gulf of Alaska, 31 mi east of Simeonof Island, Aleutians East County, Alaska, USA, 22 July 2020 06:12 GMT, which had occurred 13 jours earlier.
Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - Gulf of Alaska, 31 mi south of Wosnesenski Island, Aleutians East County, Alaska, USA, on Tuesday, 4 August 2020 at 12:47 (GMT)

Séisme modéré magnitude 5.2 at 44 km depth

4 Aug 13:08 UTC: Premier à signaler: USGS après 21 minutes.
Profondeur recalculée de 44.4 à 43.9 km.
Date & time: 4 Aug 2020 12:47:19 UTC -
Magnitude: 5.2
Profondeur: 43.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 54.7625°N / 161.1936°W (Gulf of Alaska, Alaska, États-Unis)
Volcan le plus près: Pavlof (58 km / 36 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
78 km SO de Sand Point (pop: 1,060) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
79 km ESE de King Cove (pop: 1,010) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
108 km ESE de Cold Bay (pop: 123) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
138 km S de Nelson Lagoon (pop: 52) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
143 km E de False Pass (pop: 40) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
182 km SO de Perryville (pop: 113) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
226 km SO de Chignik Lake (pop: 73) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
240 km SO de Chignik Lagoon (pop: 78) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
304 km ENE de Akutan (pop: 1,040) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
360 km ENE de Unalaska (pop: 4,490) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeProfondeurLocationSource
M 5.138 kmAlaska Peninsula (USA)GFZ
M 5.244 kmAlaska Peninsula (USA)EMSC
M 5.244 km77 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska (USA)USGS
M 5.243 kmAlaska Peninsula (USA)GeoAu
M 5.0219 kmAlaska Peninsula (USA)BMKG

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King Cove, Alaska (77.1 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
HAMILTON, Ontario, Canada / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : I was sleeping and my bed was shaking
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