Earthquake details

Saturday, August 17, 2013 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Alaska on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at 11:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Alaska - AL), about 1371.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.409 and latitude 50.947.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 28.9 km
Coordinates 50.947, 178.409
UTC time 2013-08-17 11:11:56.980
Location Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands
Country Alaska (AL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2013-08-17

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