Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Bering Sea, 18 mi south of Avatanak Island, Aleutians East County, Alaska, USA, on Sunday, 17 March 1957 at 22:44 (GMT)
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Tremblement de terre fort magnitude 6.4 at 45 km depth
Date & time: 17 Mar 1957 22:44:53 UTC
Magnitude: 6.4
Profondeur: 45.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 53.823°N / 165.218°W
(Bering Sea, Alaska, États-Unis)Volcan le plus près: Gilbert (55 km / 34 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
50 km SE de Akutan (pop: 1,040) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
87 km E de Unalaska (pop: 4,490) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
164 km SO de False Pass (pop: 40) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
221 km SO de Cold Bay (pop: 123) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
233 km SO de King Cove (pop: 1,010) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
261 km ENE de Nikolski (pop: 18) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
348 km OSO de Sand Point (pop: 1,060) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
353 km SO de Nelson Lagoon (pop: 52) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
453 km OSO de Perryville (pop: 113) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
542 km SO de Port Heiden (pop: 98) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1014 joules (69.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 60036 tons of TNT or 3.8 atomic bombs!) Plus d'infos
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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Lieu | Source |
| 6.4 | 45 km | Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (USA) | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 11 Jun 1957 04:04 UTC| M 5.5 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|38 km (23 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 22 Mar 1957 14:21 UTC| M 7.1 |46.6 km (29 mi) depth|37 km (23 mi) distance| USGS | Major magnitude 7.1 earthquake - Bering Sea, 13 mi southeast of Egg Island, Aleutians West, Alaska, USA, on Friday, 22 March 1957 at 14:21 (GMT)
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