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M6.1 — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
6.1
Magnitude
Strong
Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
16.3 km Shallow focus
Felt Reports
No Tsunami Alert
PAGER Alert
50.9810, 179.2140 Coordinates
Reviewed Data Status
Epicenter · 50.9810°, 179.2140° · OpenStreetMap

This strong M6.1 earthquake was a shallow-focus event, striking at 16 km beneath Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Strong earthquakes at this magnitude are widely felt across a broad region and can cause moderate to heavy damage to vulnerable structures near the epicenter.

At 16 km, this is a very shallow earthquake. Shallow-focus events typically generate stronger surface shaking relative to their magnitude, concentrating energy in a smaller area near the epicenter.

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