Fox Islands Location for 6.0 Earthquake

Friday, September 01 2006 @ 10:13 PM EDT

Edited by: Kandy Ringer

6.0 Earthquake Hits in the Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands

USGS via BBSNews 2006-09-01 -- The Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands location for 6.0 earthquake. No reports of damage were available.

Globe map image showing location of this earthquake event.
Globe Map showing region where earthquake event occurred. View close up map of earthquake epicenter.

Image Credit: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (EHP).

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake IN THE FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS has occurred at:
54.02N 166.35W Depth 81km Fri Sep 1 12:04:22 2006 UTC

Time: Universal Time (UTC) Fri Sep 1 12:04:22 2006
Time Near Epicenter Fri Sep 1 04:04:22 2006
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Fri Sep 1 08:04:22 2006
Central Daylight Time (CDT) Fri Sep 1 07:04:22 2006
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) Fri Sep 1 06:04:22 2006
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) Fri Sep 1 05:04:22 2006
Alaska Daylight Time (ADT) Fri Sep 1 04:04:22 2006
Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Fri Sep 1 02:04:22 2006

Location with respect to nearby cities:
20 km (15 miles) NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska (pop 40 km (25 miles) WSW of Akutan, Alaska (pop 700)
1260 km (780 miles) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska
2025 km (1260 miles) W of JUNEAU, Alaska

For maps, additional information, and subsequent updates, please consult: Earthquake Information.

Flinn-Engdahl Region Number = 009

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For the most significant earthquakes, information may also be available from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program home page at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ and the USGS home page at http://www.usgs.gov/.

The earthquake information delivered in this breaking news story is preliminary and subject to revision after further review by the relevent authorities.

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