Friday, August 20, 2010

SWARM: 5.3 Earthquake hits tip of Fox Islands in Alaska. Several major quakes are hitting left and right around the "Ring of Fire."

Breaking News
By Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
August 20, 2010
10:37 a.m. PST
Alaska, USA

A strong 5.3 earthquake hit the Fox Island area of ALEUTIAN ISLANDS in ALASKA at around 10:39 a.m. local time here in Los Angeles.  There are no reports of damage at this time.  This area of Alaska has been hit with as many as 20 different earthquakes of greater than a 3.0 within the past week. 

5.3 EARTHQUAKE
Date-Time
  • Friday, August 20, 2010 at 16:40:33 UTC
  • Friday, August 20, 2010 at 08:40:33 AM at epicenter
Location54.137°N, 166.182°W
Depth105.4 km (65.5 miles)
RegionFOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
Distances25 km (15 miles) W of Akutan, Alaska
35 km (25 miles) NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska
1245 km (770 miles) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska
2010 km (1250 miles) W of JUNEAU, Alaska
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 6.3 km (3.9 miles); depth +/- 4.1 km (2.5 miles)
ParametersNST=188, Nph=189, Dmin=26.7 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp=115°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source
Event IDus2010aebb
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