Magnitude 2.9 SOUTH OF ALASKA
Monday, April 20, 2009 at 15:03:52 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude | 2.9 |
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Date-Time |
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
Location | 52.84N 162.89W |
Depth | 34 kilometers |
Region | SOUTH OF ALASKA |
Distances |
225 km (140 miles) S of False Pass, Alaska 240 km (150 miles) SE of Akutan, Alaska 1215 km (760 miles) SW of Anchorage, Alaska 1875 km (1170 miles) W of JUNEAU, Alaska |
Location Uncertainty | Error estimate not available, held by USGS NEIC to another agency's solution |
Parameters | not available |
Source | Alaska Earthquake Information Center, Fairbanks, USA |
Event ID | usfrc9 |
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