Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake 54 miles west of Nikolski, Alaska, United States
4.8 quake 1 Jul 4:41 am (GMT -9)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred early morning on Saturday, July 1st, 2023, at 4:41 am local time near Nikolski, Aleutians West, Alaska, USA, as reported by the United States Geological Survey.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate depth of 54 miles. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 4.7 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 4.8, and The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) at magnitude 4.8.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Nikolski (pop. 18) located 54 miles from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 1, 2023 4:41 am (GMT -9) local time (1 Jul 2023 13:41 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 87.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 52.79°N / 170.12°W (Bering Sea, Alaska, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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