| Magnitude | 5.2 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 119.4 km |
| Coordinates | 52.054, 178.398 |
| UTC time | 2017-03-09 02:26:18.420 |
Earthquake details
Thursday, March 9, 2017 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Alaska on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 02:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Alaska - AL), about 1338.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.398 and latitude 52.054.
| Location | Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands |
| Country | Alaska (AL) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 2017-03-09
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy | 1338.4 km |
| Yelizovo | 1354.0 km |
| Magadan | 1899.3 km |
| Anchorage | 2162.7 km |
| Fairbanks | 2386.6 km |
| Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 2611.7 km |
| Nemuro | 2617.0 km |
| Korsakov | 2624.5 km |
| Kholmsk | 2654.2 km |
| Abashiri | 2663.9 km |
| Sovetskaya Gavan' | 2687.8 km |
| Kitami | 2702.5 km |
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