Strong EQ Strikes Kaktovik, Alaska
Posted by feww on August 12, 2018
FESC011 – 081202
M6.4 Quake Rattles Alaska’s North Slope
EQ Details:
Magnitude: 6.4 mw
Time: 2018-08-12 14:58:54 (UTC)
Location: 69.624°N, 145.247°W [64km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska]
Depth: 9.9 km
Largest aftershocks:
- M4.9, 2018-08-12 at 15:14:21 (UTC), 69.590°N 144.662°W, 7.9 km
- M5.4, 2018-08-12 at 16:02:09 (UTC), 69.766°N 144.197°W, 5.5 km
CBW said
MEES – HTYH
CBW – 081302
M 6.0
69.554°N, 144.333°W [65km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska]
11.7 km depth
2018-08-12 21:15:02 UTC
157 aftershocks reported by USGS following the ak20076877 event.