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Magnitude 6.5 - ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA

2007 August 2 03:21:46 UTC

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Magnitude

6.5

Date-Time

Thursday, August 2, 2007 at 03:21:46 (UTC)
= Coordinated
Universal Time

Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at 6:21:46 PM
= local time at
epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location

51.359°N, 179.951°W

Depth

48.2 km (30.0 miles)

Region

ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA

Distances

235 km (146 miles) WSW (257°) from Adak, AK

405 km (252 miles) W (259°) from Atka, AK

2132 km (1325 miles) WSW (253°) from Anchorage, AK

Location
Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 5.5 km (3.4 miles); depth +/- 7.8 km (4.8 miles)

Parameters

Nst=293, Nph=293, Dmin=52.2 km, Rmss=0.99 sec, Gp=
25°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7

Source

USGS NEIC
(WDCS-D)

Event
ID

us2007fnag

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Earthquake Summary

The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National
Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred about 60 km (35 miles) W
of Amatignak Island, Alaska or about 2130 km (1330 miles) WSW of Anchorage,
Alaska at 9:21 PM MDT, Aug 1, 2007 (5:21 PM local time in Alaska). The magnitude
and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results
are available. There have been no reports of damage.

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