6.2 Mwp - FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.2 Mwp
Date-Time
  • 10 Aug 2012 18:37:44 UTC
  • 10 Aug 2012 10:37:44 near epicenter
  • 10 Aug 2012 10:37:44 standard time in your timezone
Location 52.695N 167.469W
Depth 18 km
Distances
  • 97 km (61 miles) ESE (106 degrees) of Nikolski, AK
  • 147 km (91 miles) SSW (206 degrees) of Unalaska, AK
  • 195 km (121 miles) SW (215 degrees) of Akutan, AK
  • 1422 km (884 miles) SW (236 degrees) of Anchorage, AK
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 13.1 km; Vertical 5.7 km
Parameters Nph = 641; Dmin = 99.3 km; Rmss = 1.18 seconds; Gp = 49°
M-type = Mwp; Version = 6
Event ID us b000buag ***This event supersedes event AK10532513.

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