Earthquake details

Friday, August 5, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Alaska on Friday, August 5, 1960 at 22:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Alaska - AL), about 1418.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.092 and latitude 50.917.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 50.917, 179.092
UTC time 1960-08-05 22:27:36.340
Location Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands
Country Alaska (AL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1960-08-05

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