EARTHQUAKE 2013-08-17 05:25:43 UPDATED: (5.0) RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA 51.1 178.5 (70301)

From: USGS ENS <ens@ens.usgs.gov>
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 05:44:08 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: 2013-08-17 05:25:43 UPDATED: (M5.0) RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS, ALASKA 51.1 178.5 (70301)
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                     == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==



Region:                           RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
Geographic coordinates:           51.072N, 178.467E
Magnitude:                        5.0
Depth:                            40 km
Universal Time (UTC):             17 Aug 2013  05:25:43
Time near the Epicenter:          17 Aug 2013  17:25:43
Local standard time in your area: 16 Aug 2013  20:25:43

Location with respect to nearby cities:
97 km (60 mi) S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska
1372 km (850 mi) E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
1388 km (860 mi) E of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
1390 km (861 mi) E of Yelizovo, Russia
3023 km (1874 mi) W of Whitehorse, Canada


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID                     :  us b000j5ge

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