Shallow M6.4 earthquake hits northern Alaska - 47 quakes in the last 24 hours

The Watchers
Sun, 12 Aug 2018 20:32 UTC

A strong and very shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.4 hit northern Alaska at 14:58 UTC (06:58 local time) on August 12, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 9.9 km (6.1 miles). This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability. EMSC is reporting M_w6.1 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).

The epicenter was located 60.9 km (37.8 miles) SW of Elupak and 564.3 km (350.6 miles) NNE of College (population 12 964).

There are about 300 people living within 100 km (62 miles).

The quake was preceded by M2.5, M3.0 and M3.3 on August 11 and 12 and followed by M5.1 at 15:14 UTC on August 12.

Regional seismicity

Comment: There have been 47 quakes in the area in the last 24 hours. And this surge in activity is evident all over the planet:

• Nearly two dozen earthquakes at the gigantic Katla volcano in Iceland
• Shallow M5.8 earthquake strikes Greenland sea, followed by M4.6
• Shallow magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Iranian Kurdish region, injures 25
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