Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Strikes 65 Miles Northeast of Kodiak City, Alaska; Tsunami Warning Center Says No Tsunami Danger
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recorded a magnitude 4.2 earthquake 65 miles northeast of Kodiak City, in Alaska's Kodiak Island Borough, at 2:26 p.m. Alaska time on November 13, at a depth of 17 miles. The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center then issued Tsunami Information Statement Number 1, stating plainly that there is no tsunami danger from this earthquake.
According to the warning center's preliminary parameters, the epicenter was at 58.4 degrees north latitude and 151.0 degrees west longitude, about 200 miles south of Anchorage. The USGS located the epicenter 99 kilometers east-northeast of the village of Ouzinkie, on the north side of Kodiak Island, pointing to the same waters as the warning center's location.
The statement was issued at 2:30 p.m. local time by the National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska. It said the parameters are based on a rapid preliminary assessment and may change, and that this will be the only message the center issues for this event unless additional information becomes available, with further information to come from the USGS or the appropriate regional seismic network.
Neither official notice mentioned any casualties or property damage.
(Source: U.S. Geological Survey)
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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Photo: 图：阿拉斯加州科迪亚克市的圣保罗港（资料图）。美国能源部摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons，本图已裁为 16:9。 / Photo: St. Paul Harbor in Kodiak, Alaska (file photo). By the U.S. Department of Energy, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; cropped to 16:9.
