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USGS records magnitude 4.7 quake 139 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska
The U.S. Geological Survey listed a reviewed magnitude 4.7 earthquake 139 kilometers south-southeast of False Pass, Alaska, at 2:35 a.m. UTC Friday, at 28 kilometers depth.
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The U.S. Geological Survey listed a reviewed magnitude 4.7 earthquake 139 kilometers south-southeast of False Pass, Alaska, at 2:35 a.m. UTC Friday1.
The origin, from the National Earthquake Information Center, placed the quake at 28.0 kilometers depth, magnitude type mb, with review status listed as reviewed1.
USGS mapped the event near 53.63 degrees north and 162.95 degrees west, about 139 kilometers from False Pass1.
The event page showed no felt-report count at filing. The survey did not report damage, injuries or a tsunami warning in the origin summary1.
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How it’s being reported
1 sourceFirst reported by U.S. Geological Survey
M 6.1 earthquake Fiji region
Magnitude, location, depth and origin time.
USGS listed a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in the Fiji region at 17:21 UTC on Nov. 5, depth 540.8 km.
Leaves out Damage, tsunami or felt reports.
Same copy also at: U.S. Geological Survey · U.S. Geological Survey