Strong Earthquakes Strike Alaska, PNG

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M6.2 quake strikes Alaska Peninsula, NNE of Chignik Lake

EQ Details

Magnitude: 6.2Mw
Location: 57.026°N, 157.897°W; depth=17.9 km (11.1 mi)
Time: 2016-04-02 05:50:00 (UTC)
Nearby Cities

• 100km (62mi) NNE of Chignik Lake, Alaska
• 653km (406mi) SW of Anchorage, Alaska
• 687km (427mi) SW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska

Tsunami Evaluation: No destructive tsunami generated as a result of this event.

[Source: USGS/EHP]

M6.1 quake strikes offshore NE of Angoram, PNG

EQ Details

Magnitude: 6.1Mw
Location: 3.433°S,, 144.949°E; depth=14.8 km (9.2 mi)
Time: 2016-04-01 19:24:56 (UTC)
Nearby Cities

• 120km (75mi) NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
• 147km (91mi) E of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
• 708km (440mi) NNW of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea