A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit the Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska at 05:01 UTC on December 2, 2019 (19:01 LT, December 1). The agency is reporting a depth of 27 km (16 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 60…
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit the Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska at 00:54 UTC on November 24, 2019. The agency is reporting a depth of 25.1 km (15.5 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.4 at a depth of 40 km (24.8 miles)….
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.5 hit Rat Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska at 21:35 UTC on April 2, 2019. The agency is reporting a depth of 19.1 km (11.8 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.5 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The quake was…
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit near Tanaga Volcano, Alaska at 18:47 UTC on January 5, 2019. The agency is reporting a depth of 19.1 km (11.8 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 40 km (24.8 miles). The epicenter was…
A major earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.7 hit near Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia at 23:34 UTC on July 17, 2017. The agency is reporting a shallow depth of 11 km (6.8 miles.) This is the 4th earthquake in this area since M6.2 at 11:05 UTC today. It was…
A very strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.9 hit off Near Islands, Alaska at 22:24 UTC (14:24 AKDT) on June 2, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 4.3 km (2.7 miles). GFZ Potsdam is reporting M6.5 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles)….
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit Near Islands, Aleutian Islands at 10:50 UTC on March 27, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The epicenter is located 66 km (41 miles) W of Navy Town (population 0), Alaska…
In a new study, the scientists from the University of Hawai'i at Mãnoa (UHM) have calculated a 9% chance that an M9.0+ earthquake will occur in the Aleutian Islands over the next 50 years. An event of such force would affect over 300 000 people and be…
A storm force low pressure system formed in the Bering Sea on November 8, 2015. The strength of the low brought up the sea surface for almost 9.14 meters (30 feet) as its central pressure was estimated at 958 hPa, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The…
A shallow earthquake registered by USGS as M6.2 hit near Atka, Aleutian Islands, Alaska at 16:03 UTC on November 9, 2015. The agency is reporting depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). According to the USGS, epicenter was located 93 km (58 miles) ESE of Atka, Alaska and 1 548…
