Earthquake details

Thursday, April 23, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Alaska on Thursday, April 23, 1936 at 23:14 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Alaska - AL), about 1454.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.205 and latitude 50.123.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 50.123, 179.205
UTC time 1936-04-23 23:14:24.850
Location Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands
Country Alaska (AL)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1936-04-23

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