Earthquake details

Friday, September 2, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Alaska on Friday, September 2, 1966 at 00:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Alaska - AL), about 1334.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 177.851 and latitude 50.934.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 24.7 km
Coordinates 50.934, 177.851
UTC time 1966-09-02 00:54:43.940
Location Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands
Country Alaska (AL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-09-02

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