Magnitude 4.3 earthquake strikes near Atka, Aleutians West, Alaska, USA
4.3 quake Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is., Sep 6, 2024 08:16 am (GMT -9)

Just 29 minutes ago, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Atka, Aleutians West, Alaska, USA. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Friday, September 6th, 2024, at 8:16 am local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 42 miles below the surface.
The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.3 earthquake as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Atka (pop. 64) located 30 miles from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Sep 6, 2024 08:16 am (Adak time) local time (6 Sep 2024 17:16 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 67.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 52°N / 173.57°W (Aleutians West, Alaska, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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