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Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake: Central Alaska

Summary

The red marker denotes the earthquake epicenter.

On Sun May 15th 2016 05:51:00 (UTC) the seismic network recorded an earthquake (preliminary 5.4 mb) located in Central Alaska. Seismic region Alaska - Aleutian Arc.

The epicentral distance (i.e. distance separating the location to the epicenter) to the closest station K20K in the network is 155.5 km.

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Details

Time:Sun May 15th 2016 05:51:00 (UTC)
Magnitude:5.4 mb
Location:(63.1206,-151.0119)
Depth:131.2 km
Author:USGS:us
evid,orid:3891500,4182716
nass,ndef:346,0
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
K20K_BHZ1.397°98.37°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:27.475 UTC266290.086iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965189
M22K_BHZ1.428°343.61°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:26.9 UTC2596.4-0.832iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965187
L20K_BHZ1.459°62.64°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:27.566 UTC6647.2-0.509iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965191
J20K_BHZ1.747°125.79°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:31.6244 UTC440400.273iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965201
M19K_BHZ1.978°50.55°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:33.3068 UTC-1-0.806iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612969049
L19K_BHZ1.999°60.29°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:33.825 UTC8207.2-0.542iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965207
M23K_BHZ2.017°312.6°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:33.1177 UTC12437-1.472iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965203
I21K_BHZ2.102°167.95°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:35.9881 UTC5837.20.359iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965444
I23K_BHZ2.151°200.31°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:36.45 UTC178810.218iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965214
TCOL_BHZ2.231°219.66°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:37.2348 UTC1427.20.017iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965218
K24K_BHZ2.435°256.07°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:39.7499 UTC3355.6-0.023iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965224
M24K_BHZ2.444°296.63°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:39.504 UTC17584-0.383iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965222
POKR_BHZ2.534°219.66°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:41.2673 UTC12690.244iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965230
H21K_BHZ2.652°162.2°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:42.85 UTC242480.326iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965234
O22K_BHZ2.708°347.58°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:42.15 UTC2177-1.093iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965232
HARP_BHZ2.774°287.67°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:43.6661 UTC17231-0.425iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965238
H23K_BHZ2.777°193.84°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:44.5431 UTC386340.414iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965244
N19K_BHZ2.825°33.74°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:44.2703 UTC1487.3-0.473iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965242
J25K_BHZ2.897°241.57°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:45.343 UTC-1-0.33iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612969076
H24K_BHZ3.033°207.85°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:47.4947 UTC4298.10.071iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965248
O20K_BHZ3.134°13.45°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:47.9 UTC787.21-0.841iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965250
O19K_BHZ3.319°26.78°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:50.3393 UTC-1-0.818iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612969079
N25K_BHZ3.336°299.8°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:50.3793 UTC7724.9-1.001iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965252
N18K_BHZ3.35°41.14°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:50.7083 UTC1165.8-0.851iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965254
L26K_BHZ3.47°274.99°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:52.6775 UTC4598.1-0.454iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965261
J26L_BHZ3.563°250.59°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:54.1 UTC11681-0.249iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965267
P19K_BHZ3.627°16.07°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:54.3003 UTC1711.7-0.895iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965269
M26K_BHZ3.736°284.64°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:55.8146 UTC819.88-0.819iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965270
O18K_BHZ3.83°29.69°Pn2016-05-15 05:51:57.1609 UTC-1-0.712iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612969093
K27K_BHZ4.076°261.16°Pn2016-05-15 05:52:00.5733 UTC-1-0.554iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612969096
L27K_BHZ4.153°274.91°Pn2016-05-15 05:52:01.1281 UTC5717.3-1.033iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965274
P18K_BHZ4.242°26.71°Pn2016-05-15 05:52:02.631 UTC-1-0.709iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612969099
M27K_BHZ4.249°284.37°Pn2016-05-15 05:52:03.9263 UTC-10.498iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612969100
Q23K_BHZ4.318°330.72°Pn2016-05-15 05:52:02.493 UTC400.9-1.853iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965278
Q19K_BHZ4.381°15.78°Pn2016-05-15 05:52:03.825 UTC800.21-1.357iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965280
TOLK_BHZ5.551°186.74°Pn2016-05-15 05:52:22.65 UTC19591.812iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965294
J29M_BHZ5.796°262.53°Pn2016-05-15 05:52:24.364 UTC63.920.233iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965301
I29M_BHZ5.946°253.73°Pn2016-05-15 05:52:25.15 UTC2145.3-0.992iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965302
M30M_BHZ6.498°281.1°Pn2016-05-15 05:52:32.6374 UTC589.99-0.933iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965308
N30M_BHZ6.669°290.49°Pn2016-05-15 05:52:35.05 UTC369.31-0.83iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965315
EPYK_BHZ6.888°248.55°Pn2016-05-15 05:52:37.2 UTC497.44-1.623iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965318
N31M_BHZ7.247°289.68°Pn2016-05-15 05:52:43.5783 UTC461.46-0.089iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965320
M31M_BHZ7.666°284.2°Pn2016-05-15 05:52:49.525 UTC613.670.211iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965322
A21K_BHZ8.475°162.56°Pn2016-05-15 05:52:59.15 UTC794.8-1.048iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965325
P33M_BHZ9.076°296.5°Pn2016-05-15 05:53:07.6 UTC132.36-0.66iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965327
S34M_BHZ11.021°306.46°Pn2016-05-15 05:53:34.3538 UTC292.690.16iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965451
C36M_BHZ12.368°253.02°Pn2016-05-15 05:53:48.425 UTC62.332-3.481iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965454
A36M_BHZ13.056°240.46°Pn2016-05-15 05:53:59.2308 UTC156.69-1.611iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965456
A04D_BHZ21.106°323.46°P2016-05-15 05:55:36.875 UTC13.9650.548iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965457
B05D_BHZ21.713°323.78°P2016-05-15 05:55:42.9 UTC57.9080.998iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965458
B05D_BHZ21.713°323.78°S2016-05-15 05:59:36.7519 UTC7.25612.371iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965677
D03D_BHZ21.922°325.45°P2016-05-15 05:55:44.95 UTC47.8621.13iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965459
D04E_BHZ22.337°325.75°P2016-05-15 05:55:49.8101 UTC6.79332.182iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965460
C06D_BHZ22.463°323.58°P2016-05-15 05:55:50.6391 UTC-11.859iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612969134
E04D_BHZ22.932°326.45°P2016-05-15 05:55:55.25 UTC21.881.597iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965461
G03D_BHZ23.806°328.57°P2016-05-15 05:56:03.015 UTC27.6450.322iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965463
F05D_BHZ23.914°326.63°P2016-05-15 05:56:04.2143 UTC37.0950.407iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965464
G05D_BHZ24.508°327.32°P2016-05-15 05:56:09.175 UTC28.023-0.698iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965465
I02E_BHZ24.545°330.21°P2016-05-15 05:56:09.925 UTC15.907-0.321iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965467
H04D_BHZ24.588°329.02°P2016-05-15 05:56:10.0336 UTC46.724-0.65iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965466
I03D_BHZ25.079°330.32°P2016-05-15 05:56:14.7064 UTC29.424-0.955iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965468
I05D_BHZ25.264°328.37°P2016-05-15 05:56:15.992 UTC41.737-1.534iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965469
I04A_BHZ25.334°329.62°P2016-05-15 05:56:16.5961 UTC42.039-1.633iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965470
J01E_BHZ25.34°331.26°P2016-05-15 05:56:17.475 UTC30.988-0.815iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965471
K02D_BHZ25.843°331.55°P2016-05-15 05:56:21.8023 UTC92.867-1.516iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965472
J04D_BHZ25.923°330.01°P2016-05-15 05:56:22.6176 UTC34.9-1.501iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965473
J05D_BHZ26.206°329.44°P2016-05-15 05:56:25.0682 UTC41.38-1.859iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965475
L02F_BHZ26.382°332.04°P2016-05-15 05:56:26.525 UTC14.434-2.146iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965476
K04D_BHZ26.587°330.41°P2016-05-15 05:56:28.5453 UTC-1-2.146iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612969135
L04D_BHZ26.743°331.14°P2016-05-15 05:56:29.6982 UTC42.5222.103iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965477
H17A_BHZ29.553°323.52°P2016-05-15 05:56:56.4056 UTC11.3853.85iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965484
MDND_BHZ31.731°317.79°P2016-05-15 05:57:13.7767 UTC-12.081iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612969136
R11A_BHZ32.612°330.9°P2016-05-15 05:57:21.225 UTC141.261.848iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965488
K22A_BHZ32.696°324.09°P2016-05-15 05:57:22. UTC30.0261.896iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965489
O20A_BHZ34.036°326.73°P2016-05-15 05:57:33.6175 UTC22.4441.911iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965496
N23A_BHZ34.38°325.47°P2016-05-15 05:57:36.752 UTC19.1462.086iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965499
SUSD_BHZ34.611°321.12°P2016-05-15 05:57:38.2836 UTC7.34461.628iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965502
Q24A_BHZ36.322°326.78°P2016-05-15 05:57:53.7799 UTC21.0732.516iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965520
TPFO_BHZ36.506°334.46°P2016-05-15 05:57:54.475 UTC13.7771.65iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965521
S22A_BHZ36.64°328.13°P2016-05-15 05:57:56.85 UTC66.2282.89iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965525
SPMN_BHZ36.78°320.07°P2016-05-15 05:57:57.002 UTC17.7211.862iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965526
109C_BHZ36.924°335.18°P2016-05-15 05:57:58.4351 UTC13.4872.078iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965529
KSCO_BHZ37.366°326.16°P2016-05-15 05:58:02.5758 UTC21.9162.487iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965534
BGNE_BHZ37.375°323.58°P2016-05-15 05:58:01.8341 UTC15.71.675iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965533
W18A_BHZ37.717°330.82°P2016-05-15 05:58:05.6528 UTC19.5682.613iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965537
T25A_BHZ38.173°327.89°P2016-05-15 05:58:09.075 UTC18.492.213iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965538
214A_BHZ39.327°333.82°P2016-05-15 05:58:18.85 UTC23.2992.368iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965540
Y22D_BHZ39.762°330.54°P2016-05-15 05:58:23.2354 UTC8.4313.155iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965543
121A_BHZ40.763°331.69°P2016-05-15 05:58:31.25 UTC35.6232.93iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965544
L44A_BHZ41.368°322.4°P2016-05-15 05:58:35.3019 UTC-12.037iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612969149
MSTX_BHZ41.573°329.45°P2016-05-15 05:58:36.95 UTC38.3082.013iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965546
TUL1_BHZ42.943°326.97°P2016-05-15 05:58:47.125 UTC9.71241.096iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965548
SFIN_BHZ43.173°323.6°P2016-05-15 05:58:49.525 UTC11.1311.642iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965549
U40A_BHZ43.875°326.35°P2016-05-15 05:58:53.7916 UTC21.4470.289iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965550
ABTX_BHZ44.061°329.48°P2016-05-15 05:58:56.05 UTC8.6771.064iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965551
O48B_BHZ44.149°323.68°P2016-05-15 05:58:56.1 UTC27.8890.411iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965552
W39A_BHZ44.431°327.11°P2016-05-15 05:58:58.275 UTC12.6320.344iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965553
W41B_BHZ45.133°326.95°P2016-05-15 05:59:03.1892 UTC8.7944-0.303iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965554
M53A_BHZ45.221°323.15°P2016-05-15 05:59:06. UTC9.4581.811iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965555
X40A_BHZ45.449°327.38°P2016-05-15 05:59:06.4957 UTC14.40.514iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965556
WHTX_BHZ45.546°329.37°P2016-05-15 05:59:07.981 UTC-11.236iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612969151
O53A_BHZ45.936°323.81°P2016-05-15 05:59:11.15 UTC7.59721.345iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965557
P52A_BHZ46.019°324.12°P2016-05-15 05:59:11.55 UTC10.9841.094iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965582
Z41A_BHZ46.502°328.01°P2016-05-15 05:59:15.3939 UTC-11.159iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612969153
435B_BHZ46.534°329.98°P2016-05-15 05:59:15.6964 UTC-11.215iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612969154
833A_BHZ47.91°331.47°P2016-05-15 05:59:26.675 UTC-11.532iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612969157
KMSC_BHZ50.073°326.44°P2016-05-15 05:59:42.6682 UTC10.3681.034iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612965592
TIGA_BHZ52.169°328.09°P2016-05-15 05:59:57.651 UTC-10.364iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1612969161

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