Moderate 4.9 quake hits near False Pass, Aleutians East, Alaska, USA
4.9 quake 17 Jul 10:59 am (GMT -11)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred in the morning on Monday, July 17th, 2023, at 10:59 am local time near False Pass, Aleutians East, Alaska, USA, as reported by the United States Geological Survey.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 30 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.9 as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) at magnitude 5.0, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 4.9.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include False Pass (pop. 40) located 66 miles from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 17, 2023 10:59 am (GMT -11) local time (17 Jul 2023 21:59 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 48.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 53.9°N / 163.55°W (North Pacific Ocean, Alaska, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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