Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 6, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Wednesday, February 6, 2002 at 17:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Anchorage (United States - US), about 10.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -149.700 and latitude 61.202.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 37.5 km
Coordinates 61.202, -149.700
UTC time 2002-02-06 17:19:29.141
Location Anchorage
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-02-06

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