Magnitude 6.3 - ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA

[Joan C.]

Magnitude	6.3
Date-Time	Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 12:58:24 UTC Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 03:58:24 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	51.426°N, 178.607°W
Depth	27 km (16.8 miles) set by location program
Region	ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
Distances	40 km (25 miles) ENE of Amatignak Island, Alaska 60 km (40 miles) SSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska 2055 km (1280 miles) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska 2880 km (1790 miles) W of JUNEAU, Alaska
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 4.7 km (2.9 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST=340, Nph=340, Dmin=145.9 km, Rmss=0.97 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2010znbf

[Alex Cortes]

Just syntax I should have said: I think when an island sinks or a giant rift opens up in the middle of a continent, we will have reached the 7 out of 10 that we keep hearing about. I mean literally read what I typed :) And by short of epic I realize that it could mean a shift in the New Madrid fault which could really put a serious hamper on my relocation plans.... I hate that I need a major catastrophe as the catalyst that sets my plans in motion. I so wish nothing comes to pass.

[desertrose]

lol, I don't see anything wrong with what you wrote either, Alex.

[Joan C.]

Nothing wrong with what you wrote, Alex.

[Alex Cortes]

wow I should read what I write....

[Alex Cortes]

I think when an island sinks or a giant rift opens up in the middle of a continent that we have reached the 7 out of 10 that we keep hearing about. Short of epic I will not settle......as if its my choice hehehe. I fear immensely for China and those who find themselves below the 3 Gorges Dam. When that structure breaks, I know its time to change my lifestyle immediately.

[Joan C.]

Wow, So we are in the 5-6-7 mag earthquake range, what stage is this related to the 7 out of 10 - remember that?

[Joan C.]

Thanks for covering for me Joe on the pics.

[joe kurtz]

good morning.

[Joan C.]

There have also been a number of smaller quakes within the Pacific Plate, 5.0 - 6.0 over the past day as well.