Earthquake details

Sunday, September 4, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Alaska on Sunday, September 4, 1977 at 16:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Alaska - AL), about 1375.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.426 and latitude 50.848.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 50.848, 178.426
UTC time 1977-09-04 16:44:25.200
Location Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands
Country Alaska (AL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-09-04

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