Intense Seismicity Continues Near Tanaga Volcano (US-AK)

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Strong aftershock occurs near Tanaga Volcano

The aftershock was one of dozens to follow the strong quake that struck the area on June 8. 

Earthquake Details:

M 5.9 [USGS]
51.680°N, 178.383°W [28km SW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska]
10.0 km depth
2017-05-10 07:59:57 UTC

Intense Seismicity Occurring Near Tanaga Volcano (US-AK)

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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes WSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska

The strong quake was followed by dozens of aftershocks, but it did NOT generate a destructive tsunami.

Earthquake Details:

M 6.2 [USGS]
51.755°N, 178.636°W [ 37km WSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska ]
10.0 km depth
2017-05-08 17:00:47 UTC

• Seismic analysis and forecast are available from FIRE-EARTH PULSARS.

List of Aftershocks ≥ M4.5:

M4.5
30km SSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska; 2017-05-08 23:43:57 (UTC); 38.0 km

M4.5
38km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska; 2017-05-08 22:22:28 (UTC); 10.0 km

M4.9
38km SW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska; 2017-05-08 21:53:08 (UTC); 10.0 km

M4.5
31km SW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska; 2017-05-08 21:52:45 (UTC); 9.4 km

M4.6
35km SW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska; 2017-05-08 21:25:22 (UTC); 10.0 km

M4.7
32km SW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska; 2017-05-08 20:39:50 (UTC); 10.0 km

M4.8
36km SSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska; 2017-05-08 20:23:15 (UTC); 29.0 km

M5.0
34km SSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska; 2017-05-08 19:53:19 (UTC); 10.0 km

M4.6
39km SW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska; 2017-05-08 17:39:17 (UTC); 10.0 km

M5.2
32km WSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska; 2017-05-08 17:08:33 (UTC); 10.0 km

M6.2
37km WSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska; 2017-05-08 17:00:47 (UTC); 10.0 km

M5.9
88km SSW of Adak, Alaska; 2017-05-08 15:47:30 (UTC); 22.8 km

M5.7
94km SSW of Adak, Alaska; 2017-05-08 15:31:26 (UTC); 17.0 km

M4.5
37km SW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska; 2017-05-03 18:45:12 (UTC); 4.9 km

 

Strong Earthquake Strikes Alaska – Update

M6.8 quake strikes NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska

Centered at 56.694°N, 156.530°W (111km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska) the quake struck at a depth of , USGS/EHP reported.

Tsunami Evaluation: This quake did NOT generate a destructive tsunami.
Aftershocks: No significant aftershocks reported, as of posting.

EQ Details
Magnitude: 6.8Mw [USGS/EHP]
Location: 56.694°N, 156.530°W; depth=61.7 km
Time: 2015-05-29 at 07:00:08 (UTC)
Distances:

• 111km (69mi) NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska
• 631km (392mi) SW of Anchorage, Alaska
• 1024km (636mi) SSW of Fairbanks, Alaska

 

 

 

Significant Quake Strikes Alaska Coast

SEISMIC HAZARD
HEIGHTENED GLOBAL SEISMICITY
SCENARIOS 08, 07
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M5.9 Strikes 81km W of Gustavus, Alaska

Centered at 58.358°N, 137.130°W the quake occurred at a depth of of about 10.0km (6.2mi).

The main shock was preceded by a 4.7Mw foreshock, and followed by at least 5 aftershocks measuring between 4.5 and 3.8Mw as of posting.

Some 65 earthquakes of all magnitudes, out of a global 201 shocks, have rocked Alaska in the past 24 hours, as of posting.

At least 182 earthquakes, or about 91 percent of global total, have struck the U.S. (including Puerto Rico) in the same period.

EQ Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP

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Significant Quakes Strike Oklahoma, Alaska

SEISMIC HAZARD
HEIGHTENED GLOBAL SEISMICITY
SCENARIOS 08, 07
.

 M4.2 earthquake strikes near OKC

A cluster of 3 quakes including a 4,2Mw quake occurred about 21km (13mi) NE of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Centered at 35.583°N, 97.330°W, the largest quake struck at a depth of 5.0km (3.1mi), according to USGS/EHP.

EQ Details

Magnitude: 4.2Mw
Event Time: 2014-06-16 10:47:35 UTC
Location: 35.583°N 97.330°W depth=5.0km (3.1mi)
Nearby Cities:

• 4km (2mi) WNW of Jones, Oklahoma
• 15km (9mi) ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma
• 21km (13mi) NE of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Other significant quakes that struck Oklahoma in the past 24 hours included the following, as of posting:

M3.0 about 9km NW of Jones, Oklahoma 2014-06-16 11:25:13 UTC depth=6.7 km
M3.5 about 8km NNW of Spencer, Oklahoma 2014-06-16 10:31:07 UTC depth=5.9 km
M3.0 about 8km E of Medford, Oklahoma 2014-06-15 17:33:02 UTC 5.0 depth=km
M3.0 about 12km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma 2014-06-15 13:51:25 UTC depth=5.3 km

Earthquake Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP

A Cluster of Six Quakes Strikes near Noatak, Alaska

The largest shocks measured M58 and M5.7, with five of the quakes occurring within the last hour, as of posting .

EQ Details

• 4.2 about 42km ENE of Noatak, Alaska (67.658°N 162.003°W) 2014-06-16 12:56:53 UTC depth=15.8 km

• M3.1 about 31km E of Noatak, Alaska (67.616°N 162.223°W) 2014-06-16 12:28:57 UTC  depth= 5.4 km
• M3.1 about 25km NE of Noatak, Alaska (67.712°N 162.492°W) 2014-06-16 12:23:07 UTC depth=21.3 km
• M5.7 about 31km ENE of Noatak, Alaska (67.697°N 162.612°W) 2014-06-16 12:01:08 UTC depth=24.2 km
• M5.8 about 42km ENE of Noatak, Alaska < (67.684°N 162.000°W) 2014-06-16 12:00:33 UTC depth=15.7 km
• M3.1 about 41km E of Noatak, Alaska (67.634°N 162.006°W) 2014-06-16 11:38:41 UTC depth=17.0 km

Earthquake Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: FIRE-EARTH EQ Forecast

The next detailed FIRE-EARTH Earthquake Forecast will be released together with Bulletin NO. 107  later today,  Monday June 16, 2014.

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• “The current heatwave is unusual due to its areal extent,” said BOM. “More than 70 per cent of the continent is currently experiencing heatwave conditions.”

Alaska Earthquake

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.5Mw struck southern Alaska (55.238°N, 134.777°W) some 102 km (63 miles) W of Craig, at a depth of about 9.9 km (6.2 miles) on Saturday, January 05, 2013 at 08:58 UTC, USGS/EHP reported.

• An initial tsunami Warning for the region, issued by The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, was later cancelled as no destructive waves were reported.

EQ Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP

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• Australia. The temperatures in South Australian capital, Adelaide, topped 45 degrees Celsius.

• China. National average temperature in China has fallen to minus 3.8 degrees Celsius (-3.8ºC), the lowest in 28 years.
  • Temperatures in northeast China have plunged to minus 15.3 degrees Celsius (-15ºC), a 43-year low, China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said Saturday.
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• Colorado, USA. The coldest place in the continental United States was Alamosa this week, as the temperatures in the San Luis Valley city plunged to minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit (-35.5ºC) on Wednesday, minus 33 on Thursday, and at least -34 on Friday. [Our thoughts are intensely focused on OH and RI.]

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Powerful Quake Hits Fox Islands, Alaska

UPDATE at 04:25UTC: The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center has now lifted the Tsunami Warning that was issued earlier.

Magnitude 7.4 Quake Strikes 64 km (39 miles) SW of Amukta Island, Alaska

The quake has since been downgraded to magnitude 7.2Mw, but a Tsunami Warning issued by the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center is still in place, as of posting:

The Tsunami Warning continues in effect for the coastal areas of Alaska from Unimak Pass, Alaska (80 miles NE of Dutch Harbor) to Amchitka Pass, Alaska (125 miles W of Adak).

This message is for Information Only for coastal areas of California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska from the California-Mexico border to Unimak Pass, Alaska (80 miles NE of Dutch Harbor).

This message is for Information Only for coastal areas of Alaska from Amchitka Pass, Alaska (125 miles W of Adak) to Attu, Alaska.

This message is for Information Only for coastal areas of Alaska from Amchitka Pass, Alaska (125 miles W of Adak) to Attu, Alaska.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued the following bulletin:

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS
NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. A
DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO
TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

10-degree Map Centered at 50°N,170°W

Source: USGS-EHP

Earthquake Details

• Magnitude: 7.2
• Date-Time:
• Friday, June 24, 2011 at 03:09:40 UTC
• Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 06:09:40 PM at epicenter

• Location: 52.008°N, 171.859°W
• Depth: 62.6 km (38.9 miles)
• Region: FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
• Distances:
• 64 km (39 miles) SW of Amukta Island, Alaska
• 103 km (64 miles) SW of Yunaska Island, Alaska
• 1,677 km (1,042 miles) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska
• 2,429 km (1,509 miles) W of WHITEHORSE, Yukon Territory, Canada

• Location Uncertainty:
• horizontal +/- 13.8 km (8.6 miles)
• depth +/- 5.3 km (3.3 miles)

• Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Alaska EQ Info Center

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In Global Tectonics Warning – April 27 posted on April 27, 2011, FIRE-EARTH said:

FIRE-EARTH Model shows NEAR CRITICAL buildup of tectonic stress energy near the coast of Alaska.

UPDATE

FIRE-EARTH Models show the energy buildup continuing …

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• Global Tectonics Warning – April 27
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• Magnitude 5.6 – RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN 2011 May 05 at 23:21:22 UTC [USGS]
• Magnitude 6.2 – ALASKA PENINSULA 2011 May 05 at 16:57:38 UTC [GFZ Potsdam]
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Alaska: Magnitude 6.6 Quake Strikes Fox Islands

Details are still coming in … As of posting, USGS had not reported this event.

GFZ Potsdam – Earthquake Bulletin

Region: Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands
Time: 2009-10-02 01:15:25.3 UTC
Magnitude: 6.6
Epicenter: 170.54°W 53.35°N
Depth: 10 km
Status: automatic

Earthquake Location Map. Source:  GFZ Potsdam – Earthquake Bulletin. Image may be subject to copyright.

Earthquake Location – Google maps. Image may be subject to copyright.

About 7 minutes before the above event occurred, a magnitude 6.3 shock struck Tonga region near 16.579°S, 173.274°W,  at a depth of 10 km.

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