Magnitude 5.6 ANDREANOF ISLANDS

Earthquake Location

Magnitude 5.6 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 11:01:28 UTC

Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green

Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_ysaw_l.html

Magnitude 5.6 - ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA

2010 July 14 11:01:28 UTC

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Magnitude	5.6
Date-Time	Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 11:01:28 UTC Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 02:01:28 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	51.859°N, 176.085°W
Depth	56.2 km (34.9 miles) set by location program
Region	ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
Distances	40 km (25 miles) E of Adak, Alaska 135 km (80 miles) WSW of Atka, Alaska 1905 km (1180 miles) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska 2715 km (1680 miles) W of JUNEAU, Alaska
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 4.9 km (3.0 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST=269, Nph=269, Dmin=324.5 km, Rmss=0.91 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2010ysaw

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