ALEUTIANS ISLANDS RECENT QUAKES

4.8 Mb - NEAR ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.8 Mb
Date-Time
24 May 2008 01:59:32 UTC
23 May 2008 16:59:32 near epicenter
23 May 2008 19:59:32 standard time in your timezone
Location
53.360N 172.591E
Depth
35 km
Distances
70 km (43 miles) NW (325 degrees) of Attu Station, AK
474 km (295 miles) ESE (113 degrees) of Nikol'skoye, Komandorskiye Ostrova, Rus.
928 km (577 miles) E (82 degrees) of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
3217 km (1999 miles) NE (42 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 15.5 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 25; Dmin = 123.2 km; Rmss = 0.77 seconds; Gp = 180°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008skad

3.5 Ml - ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
3.5 Ml
Date-Time
21 May 2008 12:35:11 UTC
21 May 2008 03:35:11 near epicenter
21 May 2008 06:35:11 standard time in your timezone
Location
51.701N 179.500W
Depth
9 km
Distances
197 km (123 miles) W (265 degrees) of Adak, AK
366 km (228 miles) W (263 degrees) of Atka, AK
2084 km (1295 miles) WSW (253 degrees) of Anchorage, AK
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: ; Vertical
Parameters
Nph = 18; Dmin = 52.7 km; Rmss = ; Gp = 349°M-type = Ml; Version = 2
Event ID
AK 00045557 ***This event has been revised.

3.8 Ml - SOUTH OF ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
3.8 Ml
Date-Time
23 May 2008 15:53:47 UTC
23 May 2008 06:53:47 near epicenter
23 May 2008 09:53:47 standard time in your timezone
Location
50.507N 170.281W
Depth
25 km
Distances
288 km (179 miles) SSW (200 degrees) of Nikolski, AK
332 km (206 miles) ESE (123 degrees) of Atka, AK
455 km (282 miles) SW (216 degrees) of Unalaska, AK
1733 km (1077 miles) SW (236 degrees) of Anchorage, AK
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: ; Vertical
Parameters
Nph = 24; Dmin = 287.2 km; Rmss = ; Gp = 255°M-type = Ml; Version = 2
Event ID
AK 00046094 ***This event has been revised.

4.2 Ml - SOUTH OF ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.2 Ml
Date-Time
23 May 2008 15:53:45 UTC
23 May 2008 06:53:45 near epicenter
23 May 2008 09:53:45 standard time in your timezone
Location
50.603N 170.371W
Depth
1 km
Distances
280 km (174 miles) SSW (202 degrees) of Nikolski, AK
320 km (199 miles) ESE (122 degrees) of Atka, AK
449 km (279 miles) SW (217 degrees) of Unalaska, AK
1729 km (1074 miles) SW (236 degrees) of Anchorage, AK
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 5.1 km; Vertical 4.5 km
Parameters
Nph = 19; Dmin = 283.2 km; Rmss = 1.00 seconds; Gp = 244°M-type = Ml; Version = 1
Event ID
AK 00046094

5.2 Mw - RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.2 Mw
Date-Time
23 May 2008 03:33:07 UTC
22 May 2008 18:33:07 near epicenter
22 May 2008 21:33:07 standard time in your timezone
Location
51.692N 177.920E
Depth
35 km
Distances
347 km (215 miles) ESE (110 degrees) of Attu Station, AK
1313 km (816 miles) E (89 degrees) of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
3493 km (2170 miles) NE (47 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 6.0 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 240; Dmin = 285.8 km; Rmss = 0.86 seconds; Gp = 97°M-type = Mw; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008sjai ***This event supersedes event AK00046044.
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