Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes near Nikolski, Aleutians West, Alaska, USA
4.2 quake 16 Aug 12:50 am (GMT -9)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred only 19 minutes ago 48 miles southwest of Nikolski, Alaska, United States, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 25 miles beneath the epicenter near Nikolski, Aleutians West, Alaska, USA, after midnight on Wednesday, August 16th, 2023, at 12:50 am local time. 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 5.1 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) at magnitude 4.2, France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.0, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 4.2.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Nikolski (pop. 18) located 48 miles from the epicenter.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Aug 16, 2023 12:50 am (GMT -9) local time (16 Aug 2023 09:50 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 39.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 52.35°N / 169.46°W (North Pacific Ocean, Alaska, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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