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Magnitude 6.2 - ALASKA PENINSULA
2007 October 02 18:00:08 UTC
Earthquake Details
Magnitude 6.2
Date-Time Tuesday, October 02, 2007 at 18:00:08 UTC
Tuesday, October 02, 2007 at 10:00:08 AM at epicenter
Location 54.581°N, 161.768°W
Depth 47.9 km (29.8 miles)
Region ALASKA PENINSULA
Distances65 km (40 miles) SSE (147°) from King Cove, AK
92 km (57 miles) SE (139°) from Cold Bay, AK
108 km (67 miles) ESE (104°) from False Pass, AK
1019 km (633 miles) SW (229°) from Anchorage, AK
Magnitude 6.2 - ALASKA PENINSULA
What I found interesting was the 5.0 quake near Iceland today. Isn’t that rather unusual? I really don’t know.
When I lived in Alaska we were always having quakes.....large and small. I’m afraid we became a bit complacent about them. Not a good thing to do.
Sea story.
While transiting the Aleutians, as a third mate, many years ago, the second mate told me about a note (Note B), on the chart upon which we were navigating.
The Navy had filled a Victory ship with explosives and a depth charge ignitor to test deep sea, large, underwater explosions.
The Navy sunk the vessel far off the Aleutions, expecting it to sink to a pre-dertimined depth and then explode.
The vessel sank to a point of equilibrium and sunk no more to the desired level, but drifted by undersea current and came to rest upon the Aleutian shelf.
And there it sits, Note B.