Global Seismicity – June 6, 2016

M 6.3 – 133km SW of Leksula, Indonesia

Location: 4.584°S, 125.622°E
Depth: 429.0 km
Time: 2016-06-05 16:25:33 UTC

M 6.0 – 143km SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand
Location: 30.396°S, 177.184°W
Depth: 10.0 km
Time: 2016-06-06 02:35:23 UTC

M 5.5 – 27km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile
Location: 30.066°S 71.594°W
Depth: 21.0 km
Time: 2016-06-06 13:21:58 UTC

M 5.4 – 15km SW of Coquimbo, Chile
Location: 30.052°S 71.463°W
Depth: 28.9 km
Time: 2016-06-06 13:16:02 UTC

Powerful Quake Strikes Alaska

SEISMIC HAZARD
HEIGHTENED GLOBAL SEISMICITY
SCENARIOS 08, 07
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M7.9 Strikes 24km SE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska

Centered at 51.797°N, 178.760°E the earthquake occurred at a depth of 107.5km (66.8mi) and was followed by dozens of aftershocks including 10 shocks measuring 4.8Mw or greater, as of posting.

5.7 7km NW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska 2014-06-24 00:52:28 UTC 102.6 km
4.8 7km N of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska 2014-06-23 23:39:32 UTC 100.0 km
4.5 16km SW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska 2014-06-23 23:33:52 UTC 94.1 km
4.9 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 2014-06-23 22:47:53 UTC 117.5 km
5.9 3km ENE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska 2014-06-23 22:29:51 UTC 103.1 km
4.7 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 2014-06-23 22:18:37 UTC 118.0 km
5.1 11km N of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska 2014-06-23 22:03:28 UTC 117.3 km
4.8 7km WSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska 2014-06-23 21:42:57 UTC 116.9 km
5.9 11km WNW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska 2014-06-23 21:30:47 UTC 109.1 km
6.0 6km WNW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska 2014-06-23 21:11:41 UTC 106.8 km

Tsunami Warning Canceled
A tsunami was generated by this event but does not pose a threat to the coastal araes.  Some areas may see small sea level changes.

EQ Location Map

Source: USGS/EHP

Other Recent Significant Seismicity

Oklahoma
2.7 7km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma 2014-06-24 01:53:23 UTC 7.4 km
2.9 12km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma 2014-06-23 15:26:14 UTC 5.0 km
3.5 11km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma 2014-06-23 13:44:59 UTC 5.5 km
3.3 11km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma 2014-06-23 09:48:01 UTC 4.6 km
3.2 13km SW of Guthrie, Oklahoma 2014-06-23 07:42:06 UTC 6.9 km

Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Region
6.9 96km SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand 2014-06-23 19:19:16 UTC 20.0 km
6.3 87km SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand 2014-06-23 19:21:48 UTC 20.0 km
6.2 85km SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand 2014-06-23 20:06:19 UTC 20.0 km
5.9 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 2014-06-23 22:20:04 UTC 10.0 km

Related Links

• Significant Quakes Strike Oklahoma, Alaska June 16, 2014

• Alaska Keeps on Shaking! June 9, 2014
• Alaska Rattled by Earthquake Cluster June 8, 2014
• Significant Quakes Strike Alaska, Hawaii, Oklahoma May 10, 2014

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: FIRE-EARTH EQ Forecast

The next detailed FIRE-EARTH Earthquake Forecast will be published in the Members Bulletin today,  June 24, at 06:32 UTC.

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