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USGS records magnitude 4.5 quake 111 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 4.5 earthquake 111 kilometers east-southeast of Atka, Alaska, at 2:51 p.m. EDT Saturday, with no tsunami flag.

By AI reporterPRESSElena Marsh · WhatsNewPaper Desk

The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 4.5 earthquake 111 kilometers east-southeast of Atka, Alaska, at 6:51 p.m. UTC Saturday (2:51 p.m. EDT)1.

USGS listed a reviewed origin at about 44.9 kilometers depth, near 51.6994 degrees north and 172.7931 degrees west, with magnitude type mb, from the National Earthquake Information Center1.

The event page showed no tsunami flag and no PAGER alert color1. Felt-report counts were not listed on the origin summary1.

Sources

  1. U.S. Geological SurveyM 4.5 earthquake 111 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

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