Earthquake details

Sunday, October 17, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Alaska on Sunday, October 17, 1976 at 03:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Alaska - AL), about 1481.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.629 and latitude 50.166.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 31.0 km
Coordinates 50.166, 179.629
UTC time 1976-10-17 03:59:42.100
Location Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands
Country Alaska (AL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-10-17

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