Moderate magnitude 4.8 quake hits 42 miles west of Elfin Cove, Alaska, United States early evening
4.8 quake 112 mi west of Juneau, Alaska, USA, Jan 16, 2023 7:48 pm (GMT -9)

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Elfin Cove, Hoonah-Angoon, Alaska, USA, was reported only 9 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered the key international and national agency that monitors seismic activity in the US. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 9.6 miles beneath the epicenter early evening on Monday, January 16th, 2023, at 7:48 pm 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 citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.8 earthquake as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 4.8.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Elfin Cove (pop. 20) located 42 miles from the epicenter, and Pelican (pop. 91) 47 miles away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 16, 2023 7:48 pm (GMT -9) local time (17 Jan 2023 04:48 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 15.4 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 58.12°N / 137.49°W (Gulf of Alaska, Alaska, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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