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Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake: Southern Alaska

Summary

The red marker denotes the earthquake epicenter.

On Sun Jan 24th 2016 10:30:29 (UTC) the seismic network recorded an earthquake (preliminary 6.8 ml) located in Southern Alaska. Seismic region Alaska - Aleutian Arc.

The epicentral distance (i.e. distance separating the location to the epicenter) to the closest station P19K in the network is 8.1 km.

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Details

Time:Sun Jan 24th 2016 10:30:29 (UTC)
Magnitude:6.8 ml
Location:(59.6047,-153.3405)
Depth:123.4 km
Author:USGS:ak
evid,orid:3207396,3518075
nass,ndef:462,0
Authoritative:y

Proximity to Population Centers

Event and active stations

The red marker denotes the earthquake epicenter.

Seismic waveforms for closest station

Closest station with identified signal. Not filtered.

Seismic waveforms for vertical channels in network

Subset of several stations close to the event. Not filtered.

Signal description at some stations

STA_CHANS-E DeltaS-E AzimuthPhase TimeSignal/NoiseTime ResidualV. ModelAutharid
O20K_BHZ0.597°217.36°Pn2016-01-24 10:30:47.9231 UTC10190-0.006iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790409
Q19K_BHZ0.694°12.82°Pn2016-01-24 10:30:49.0719 UTC114080.443iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790411
O19K_BHZ0.768°139.82°Pn2016-01-24 10:30:48.7977 UTC46882-0.423iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790410
O18K_BHZ0.974°104.04°Pn2016-01-24 10:30:51.0368 UTC9857.2-0.013iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790413
P18K_BHZ0.982°76.69°Pn2016-01-24 10:30:51.1556 UTC2654.10.03iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790414
N19K_BHZ1.335°154.33°Pn2016-01-24 10:30:54.4803 UTC-1-0.296iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602794613
O22K_BHZ2.007°245.68°Pn2016-01-24 10:31:02.5598 UTC4569-0.128iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790419
M22K_BHZ2.664°217.69°Pn2016-01-24 10:31:10.7 UTC14074-0.311iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790422
L19K_BHZ2.68°163.39°Pn2016-01-24 10:31:10.8609 UTC40114-0.351iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790423
L20K_BHZ2.886°174.57°Pn2016-01-24 10:31:13.9271 UTC266970.045iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790426
Q23K_BHZ3.554°275.84°Pn2016-01-24 10:31:22.0801 UTC295.06-0.579iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790432
K20K_BHZ3.768°174.37°Pn2016-01-24 10:31:25.2501 UTC-1-0.251iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602794614
M24K_BHZ4.29°237.53°Pn2016-01-24 10:31:32.0621 UTC9301.1-0.392iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790439
J20K_BHZ4.588°174.89°Pn2016-01-24 10:31:36.2955 UTC-1-0.139iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602794615
N25K_BHZ4.73°248.85°Pn2016-01-24 10:31:37.85 UTC8479.8-0.489iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790446
HARP_BHZ4.847°238.47°Pn2016-01-24 10:31:39.4278 UTC2092.9-0.482iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790447
I21K_BHZ5.61°187.05°Pn2016-01-24 10:31:49.05 UTC6788.7-1.127iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790539
M26K_BHZ5.732°245.45°Pn2016-01-24 10:31:51.8499 UTC124390.028iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790540
I23K_BHZ5.84°200.19°Pn2016-01-24 10:31:51.3666 UTC28627-1.899iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790458
TCOL_BHZ5.849°208.29°Pn2016-01-24 10:31:51.7229 UTC13817-1.675iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790454
L26K_BHZ5.881°238.96°Pn2016-01-24 10:31:53.5548 UTC6975.9-0.271iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790459
H21K_BHZ6.057°182.57°Pn2016-01-24 10:31:55.368 UTC-1-0.836iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602794617
POKR_BHZ6.15°209.08°Pn2016-01-24 10:31:55.7351 UTC8847.7-1.718iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790460
M27K_BHZ6.193°248.75°Pn2016-01-24 10:31:58.8765 UTC4025.50.839iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790463
L27K_BHZ6.502°243.1°Pn2016-01-24 10:32:02.3322 UTC-10.126iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602794618
J26L_BHZ6.692°227.5°Pn2016-01-24 10:32:03.5107 UTC-1-1.265iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602794632
H24K_BHZ6.711°204.34°Pn2016-01-24 10:32:03.2492 UTC8135-1.777iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790541
M30M_BHZ8.504°257.01°Pn2016-01-24 10:32:29.2627 UTC1050.8-0.021iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790472
J29M_BHZ8.559°242.51°Pn2016-01-24 10:32:30.0865 UTC3441.40.068iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790473
N31M_BHZ8.809°265.46°Pn2016-01-24 10:32:33.0867 UTC1537-0.306iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790474
I29M_BHZ8.982°237.21°Pn2016-01-24 10:32:34.9135 UTC2094.9-0.811iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790475
M31M_BHZ9.535°262.69°Pn2016-01-24 10:32:43.888 UTC4030.70.725iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790481
EPYK_BHZ10.08°235.78°Pn2016-01-24 10:32:50.1742 UTC-1-0.3iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602791973
P33M_BHZ10.266°275.56°Pn2016-01-24 10:32:52.4169 UTC3261.7-0.541iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790485
A21K_BHZ11.792°171.86°Pn2016-01-24 10:33:10.5083 UTC97.395-2.711iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790489
C36M_BHZ15.679°246.26°Pn2016-01-24 10:34:00.825 UTC1325.4-2.178iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790493
A36M_BHZ16.604°236.49°Pn2016-01-24 10:34:12.8619 UTC9094.7-1.52iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790494
A04D_BHZ20.703°313.18°P2016-01-24 10:35:03.2975 UTC92.961.335iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790495
B05D_BHZ21.311°313.77°P2016-01-24 10:35:09.55 UTC614.262.003iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790496
D03D_BHZ21.35°315.56°P2016-01-24 10:35:10.9204 UTC139.83.015iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790497
D04E_BHZ21.755°316.03°P2016-01-24 10:35:15.8615 UTC23.0254.233iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790498
C06D_BHZ22.126°313.89°P2016-01-24 10:35:18.0614 UTC165.553.031iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790499
E04D_BHZ22.302°316.99°P2016-01-24 10:35:20.2008 UTC98.3023.552iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790500
F04D_BHZ22.445°317.99°P2016-01-24 10:35:21.4271 UTC34.5233.476iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790501
G03D_BHZ22.983°319.5°P2016-01-24 10:35:26.4892 UTC39.0593.054iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790502
F05D_BHZ23.316°317.53°P2016-01-24 10:35:29.2509 UTC146.42.363iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790503
I02E_BHZ23.571°321.47°P2016-01-24 10:35:33.0293 UTC30.9133.501iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790505
H04D_BHZ23.75°320.24°P2016-01-24 10:35:33.85 UTC92.532.477iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790506
G05D_BHZ23.86°318.45°P2016-01-24 10:35:34.6052 UTC51.2552.093iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790507
I03D_BHZ24.116°321.76°P2016-01-24 10:35:37.171 UTC44.4212.039iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790508
I04A_BHZ24.462°321.1°P2016-01-24 10:35:40.0922 UTC119.751.419iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790510
I05D_BHZ24.533°319.78°P2016-01-24 10:35:40.7999 UTC260.191.406iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790509
K02D_BHZ24.77°323.28°P2016-01-24 10:35:43.4907 UTC161.11.686iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790511
J04D_BHZ25.031°321.68°P2016-01-24 10:35:45.7741 UTC195.071.323iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790512
L02E_BHZ25.23°323.93°P2016-01-24 10:35:47.4362 UTC29.2030.979iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790513
J05D_BHZ25.394°321.17°P2016-01-24 10:35:48.9746 UTC294.540.869iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790514
K04D_BHZ25.677°322.29°P2016-01-24 10:35:51.4631 UTC75.6240.517iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790515
L04D_BHZ25.754°323.1°P2016-01-24 10:35:52.0127 UTC132.950.298iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790542
M02C_BHZ26.178°324.42°P2016-01-24 10:35:56.3571 UTC82.8660.416iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790517
M04C_BHZ26.31°323.38°P2016-01-24 10:35:57.375 UTC126.160.13iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790518
N02D_BHZ26.584°324.82°P2016-01-24 10:36:00.2208 UTC216.480.267iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790519
O03E_BHZ27.534°325.07°P2016-01-24 10:36:07.325 UTC286.343.315iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790521
H17A_BHZ29.673°316.06°P2016-01-24 10:36:28.0129 UTC109.495.031iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790522
R11A_BHZ31.908°324.12°P2016-01-24 10:36:46.1514 UTC761.63.538iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790550
MDND_BHZ32.827°311.19°P2016-01-24 10:36:54.1545 UTC82.9463.537iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790552
K22A_BHZ32.958°317.3°P2016-01-24 10:36:55.8178 UTC98.9454.064iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790553
O20A_BHZ33.999°320.14°P2016-01-24 10:37:03.975 UTC181.973.211iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790557
N23A_BHZ34.554°318.96°P2016-01-24 10:37:10.1532 UTC70.9814.609iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790564
TPFO_BHZ35.467°328.44°P2016-01-24 10:37:16.709 UTC165.853.348iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790573
SUSD_BHZ35.48°314.87°P2016-01-24 10:37:17.675 UTC25.3424.2iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790574
109C_BHZ35.799°329.25°P2016-01-24 10:37:19.8852 UTC84.2253.691iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790579
Q24A_BHZ36.422°320.57°P2016-01-24 10:37:25.1 UTC114.863.607iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790584
S22A_BHZ36.547°321.94°P2016-01-24 10:37:27.4037 UTC-14.848iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602791979
W18A_BHZ37.262°324.81°P2016-01-24 10:37:32.4711 UTC63.5273.877iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790590
KSCO_BHZ37.637°320.11°P2016-01-24 10:37:35.1174 UTC141.273.362iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790591
SPMN_BHZ38.039°314.36°P2016-01-24 10:37:39.375 UTC184.644.242iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790593
BGNE_BHZ38.081°317.66°P2016-01-24 10:37:38.375 UTC154.532.893iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790592
T25A_BHZ38.209°321.93°P2016-01-24 10:37:40.4807 UTC88.3593.923iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790594
214A_BHZ38.481°328.1°P2016-01-24 10:37:42.175 UTC313.543.345iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790595
Y22D_BHZ39.451°324.77°P2016-01-24 10:37:51.203 UTC53.2424.305iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790597
121A_BHZ40.31°326.06°P2016-01-24 10:37:58.1242 UTC205.334.129iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790599
MSTX_BHZ41.541°323.89°P2016-01-24 10:38:06.9955 UTC198.512.914iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790602
L44A_BHZ42.687°317.26°P2016-01-24 10:38:16.9466 UTC27.4793.573iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790605
TUL1_BHZ43.465°321.64°P2016-01-24 10:38:21.8244 UTC89.5822.195iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790608
ABTX_BHZ44.167°324.18°P2016-01-24 10:38:27.525 UTC64.9172.286iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790609
SFIN_BHZ44.433°318.59°P2016-01-24 10:38:30.7065 UTC84.1543.347iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790610
U40A_BHZ44.597°321.16°P2016-01-24 10:38:30.7407 UTC22.8062.076iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790611
W39A_BHZ45.037°321.94°P2016-01-24 10:38:34.5169 UTC53.2692.372iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790613
O48B_BHZ45.502°318.81°P2016-01-24 10:38:38.5183 UTC-12.704iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602805412
WHTX_BHZ45.761°324.22°P2016-01-24 10:38:40.275 UTC85.1882.422iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790614
W41B_BHZ45.829°321.87°P2016-01-24 10:38:40.3637 UTC20.4731.977iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790616
X40A_BHZ46.075°322.31°P2016-01-24 10:38:43.3559 UTC43.7723.042iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790618
P49A_BHZ46.269°319.3°P2016-01-24 10:38:43.9513 UTC21.8732.121iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790619
M53A_BHZ46.853°318.55°P2016-01-24 10:38:49.05 UTC89.842.661iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790622
Z41A_BHZ47.068°323.01°P2016-01-24 10:38:51.925 UTC48.4113.865iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790623
M54A_BHZ47.302°318.65°P2016-01-24 10:38:53.525 UTC90.8773.65iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790626
O53A_BHZ47.482°319.21°P2016-01-24 10:38:54.175 UTC30.732.909iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790628
P52A_BHZ47.489°319.47°P2016-01-24 10:38:53.075 UTC49.9551.75iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790625
N54A_BHZ47.552°318.93°P2016-01-24 10:38:55.1183 UTC66.0963.307iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790629
833A_BHZ47.827°326.5°P2016-01-24 10:38:56.9722 UTC103.733.039iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790630
O56A_BHZ48.783°319.53°P2016-01-24 10:39:04.5 UTC54.5793.233iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790632
N59A_BHZ49.666°319.6°P2016-01-24 10:39:11. UTC37.5013.009iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790636
L61B_BHZ50.002°319.33°P2016-01-24 10:39:13.1346 UTC15.4752.607iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790637
P60A_BHZ50.578°320.21°P2016-01-24 10:39:18.15 UTC22.013.281iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790640
KMSC_BHZ51.37°321.97°P2016-01-24 10:39:23.725 UTC29.8112.933iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790642
M65A_BHZ51.655°320.22°P2016-01-24 10:39:25.6696 UTC-12.749iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602794675
TIGA_BHZ53.18°323.63°P2016-01-24 10:39:36.3 UTC9.58122.131iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602790645

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