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Magnitude 5.0 - ALASKA PENINSULA

2007 October 16 10:18:01 UTC

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Magnitude

5.0 (Preliminary
magnitude --- subject to revision)

Date-Time

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 10:18:01 UTC

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 02:18:01 AM at epicenter

Location

55.936°N, 161.634°W

Depth

194 km (120.6 miles) set by location program

Region

ALASKA PENINSULA

Distances

28 km (17 miles) WSW (255°) from Nelson Lagoon, AK

98 km (61 miles) NW (313°) from Sand Point, AK

105 km (65 miles) NNE (24°) from King Cove, AK

901 km (560 miles) SW (235°) from Anchorage, AK

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Error estimate not available

Parameters

Nst=035, Nph=035, Dmin=97.9 km, Rmss=0.84 sec, Gp=
90°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=1

Source

West Coast and Alaska Tsunami
Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

Event
ID

at00916028

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

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