Magnitude 6.8 - RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
2005 June 14 17:10:16 UTC
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| Magnitude | 6.8 |
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| Location | 51.231°N, 179.394°E |
| Depth | 51.7 km (32.1 miles) |
| Region | RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA |
| Distances | 80 km (50 miles) S of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska 100 km (60 miles) SE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska 2175 km (1350 miles) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska 3015 km (1870 miles) W of JUNEAU, Alaska |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4 km (2.5 miles); depth +/- 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=234, Nph=234, Dmin=250.2 km, Rmss=0.8 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q |
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| Event ID | uszhcb |
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