Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 6, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Wednesday, February 6, 2002 at 17:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Anchorage (United States - US), about 10.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -149.726 and latitude 61.174.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 36.7 km
Coordinates 61.174, -149.726
UTC time 2002-02-06 17:18:45.692
Location Anchorage
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-02-06

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