Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 16, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Alaska on Wednesday, August 16, 1995 at 23:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Alaska - AL), about 1235.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 175.998 and latitude 50.277.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 50.277, 175.998
UTC time 1995-08-16 23:50:35.910
Location Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands
Country Alaska (AL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1995-08-16

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