6.8 - ALASKA PENINSULA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.8
Date-Time
  • 29 May 2015 07:00:08 UTC
  • 28 May 2015 21:00:08 near epicenter
  • 28 May 2015 23:00:08 standard time in your timezone
Location 56.694N 156.530W
Depth 61 km
Distances
  • 111 km (69 mi) NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska
  • 631 km (391 mi) SW of Anchorage, Alaska
  • 666 km (413 mi) SW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska
  • 1024 km (635 mi) SSW of Fairbanks, Alaska
  • 1315 km (815 mi) W of Whitehorse, Canada
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 6.4 km; Vertical 5.1 km
Parameters Nph = 168; Dmin = 145.2 km; Rmss = 1.53 seconds; Gp = 63°
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Event ID us 20002k91

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