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Magnitude 6.6 - ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA

2008 May 02 01:33:36 UTC

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Magnitude

6.6

Date-Time

Friday, May 02, 2008 at 01:33:36 UTC

Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 04:33:36 PM at epicenter

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Location

51.901°N, 177.590°W

Depth

10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program

Region

ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA

Distances

65 km (40 miles) W (272°) from Adak, AK

233 km (145 miles) W (263°) from Atka, AK

1972 km (1225 miles) WSW (251°) from Anchorage,
AK

Location
Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 6.5 km (4.0 miles); depth fixed by location
program

Parameters

NST=226, Nph=226, Dmin=107.4 km, Rmss=1.12 sec, Gp=
40°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7

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USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event
ID

us2008rnab

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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 35 km (25 miles) E
of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska or about 65 km (40 miles) W of Adak, Alaska or about
1980 km (1230 miles) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska at 7:33 PM MDT, May 1, 2008 (4:33
PM AHDT in United States). 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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