Weak mag. 2.8 earthquake - 59 miles SSE of Sand Point, Alaska, on Thursday, 5 Nov 2020 3:38 pm (GMT -11) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.6 quake Gulf of Alaska, 60 mi southeast of Санд-Пойнт, Aleutians East County, Alaska, USA, 19 Oct 2020 11:54 am (GMT -9), which had occurred 2 semaines earlier.
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Séisme très faible magnitude 2.8 at 21 km depth
6 Nov 16:44 UTC: Premier à signaler: USGS après 14 heures.
6 Nov 23:36: Magnitude recalculée de 2.5 à 2.8. Profondeur recalculée de 26.2 à 20.5 km (de 16.3 à 12.7 mi). Emplacement de l'épicentre corrigé de 9.8 km (6.1 mi) au WSW.
6 Nov 23:36: Magnitude recalculée de 2.5 à 2.8. Profondeur recalculée de 26.2 à 20.5 km (de 16.3 à 12.7 mi). Emplacement de l'épicentre corrigé de 9.8 km (6.1 mi) au WSW.
Date & time: 6 Nov 2020 02:38:26 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: jeudi, 5 nov. 2020 15:38 (GMT -11)
Magnitude: 2.8
Profondeur: 20.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 54.5803°N / 159.8242°W
(Gulf of Alaska, Alaska, États-Unis)Volcan le plus près: Stepovak Bay 2 (146 km / 91 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
95 km SSE de Sand Point (pop: 1,060) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
154 km SSO de Perryville (pop: 113) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
169 km ESE de King Cove (pop: 1,010) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
181 km SSE de Nelson Lagoon (pop: 52) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
197 km ESE de Cold Bay (pop: 123) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
198 km SSO de Chignik Lake (pop: 73) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
209 km SSO de Chignik Lagoon (pop: 78) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds
8.3°C (47 F), humidity: 90%, wind: 9 m/s (18 kts) from SW
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)Scattered Clouds
8.3°C (47 F), humidity: 90%, wind: 9 m/s (18 kts) from SWEstimated released energy: 1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
| M 2.8 | 21 km | 94 Km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska, USA | USGS |
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