Sismo leggero mag. 4.5 - Bering Sea, 50 km a nord est da Akutan, Aleutians East County, Alaska, Stati Uniti, giovedì, 05 novembre 2020 -

Sismo leggero mag. 4.5 - Bering Sea, 50 km a nord est da Akutan, Aleutians East County, Alaska, Stati Uniti, giovedì, 05 novembre 2020

Sismo leggero magnitudine 4.5 at 120 km depth

5 Nov 17:14 UTC: Primo a segnalare: EMSC dopo 56 minuti.
5 Nov 17:14: Ora utilizzando nuova fonte di dati: USGS
5 Nov 17:44: Magnitudine ricalcolata da 4.2 a 4.5. Profondità ricalcolata da 108.6 a 120.2 km (da 67 a 75 mi). Posizione dell'epicentro corretta di 4.4 km (2.7 mi) al N.
Update Thu, 5 Nov 2020, 17:15
Light magnitude 4.2 quake hits 29 miles northeast of Akutan, Aleutian Islands
4.2 quake FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, USA, 5 Nov 7.17 am (GMT -9)
4.2 quake FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, USA, 5 Nov 7.17 am (GMT -9)
Just 57 minutes ago, a 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck near the town of Akutan in the Aleutian Islands. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Thursday 5 November 2020 at 7.17 am local time, at an intermediate depth of 67 miles below the surface.
The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.2 earthquake as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Akutan (pop. 1000) located 29 miles from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:

Data & ora: 5 Nov 2020 16:17:44 UTC -
Ora locale a epicentro: giovedì, 5 nov 2020 07:17 (GMT -9)
Magnitudine: 4.5
Profondità: 120.2 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 54.5049°N / 165.3297°W (Bering Sea, Alaska, Stati Uniti)
Vulcano più vicino: Westdahl (44 km / 27 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
50 km NE da Akutan (pop: 1,040) --> Vedi sismi vicini
105 km NE da Isola di Unalaska (pop: 4,490) --> Vedi sismi vicini
129 km OSO da False Pass (pop: 40) --> Vedi sismi vicini
183 km OSO da Cold Bay (pop: 123) --> Vedi sismi vicini
203 km OSO da King Cove (pop: 1,010) --> Vedi sismi vicini
290 km NE da Nikolski (pop: 18) --> Vedi sismi vicini
310 km OSO da Nelson Lagoon (pop: 52) --> Vedi sismi vicini
322 km OSO da Sand Point (pop: 1,060) --> Vedi sismi vicini
422 km OSO da Perryville (pop: 113) --> Vedi sismi vicini
458 km OSO da Chignik Lake (pop: 73) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds 8°C (46 F), humidity: 87%, wind: 18 m/s (35 kts) from SSW
Fonte dati primaria: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudineProfonditàUbicazioneFonte
M 4.5120 km50 Km NE of Akutan, Alaska, USAUSGS
M 4.5120 km47 Km NE of Akutan, Alaska, USAEMSC

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