Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes near Nelson Lagoon, Aleutians East, Alaska, USA
5.0 quake 9 Oct 5:51 pm (GMT -11)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred only 14 minutes ago 26 miles northwest of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles beneath the epicenter near Nelson Lagoon, Aleutians East, Alaska, USA, in the afternoon on Wednesday, October 9th, 2024, at 5:51 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.
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 Nelson Lagoon (pop. 52) located 26 miles from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 9, 2024 07:51 pm (GMT -9) local time (10 Oct 2024 04:51 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 56.22°N / 161.77°W (Alaska, United States)
Primary data source: GFZ
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