Earthquakes in the Vicinity of Juneau, Alaska

Mon. 2/15/10: Presidents' Day - Federal, State, and Local Holiday | 4.6 Magnitude Earthquake in Southeastern Alaska at 0829

Thur. 7/16/09: 1819: 2.5 M1 Earthquake 36 Miles E of Juneau

SUNDAY 6/07/09: 1524: SE Alaska Earthquake 5.1 ML, 5.0 Mb, under Glacier Bay - See 1524 Below

Mon. 5/25/09: Memorial (Decoration) Day Observed | SE Alaska Quake at 11:55:38, 40 miles N of Juneau - See 1155 Below, at the USGS Page, and at the Alaska Earthquake Information Center

 

 

 

Preferred Hypocentral Solution:

Local Date: Monday May 25th, 2009
Local Time: 11:55 AM AKDT
Universal Time: 05/25/2009 19:55:39.253 UTC
Magnitude: 3.90 ML
Latitude: 58.8605
Longitude: -134.8486
Depth: 3 miles (5 km)
Author: oa_op dbg ml

This earthquake was:

34 miles (54 km) SE of Haines
42 miles (67 km) NNW of Juneau
44 miles (71 km) NNW of Douglas
44 miles (71 km) SSE of Skagway
45 miles (72 km) NE of Gustavus
52 miles (84 km) SE of Klukwan
57 miles (91 km) NNE of Hoonah
71 miles (114 km) NE of Elfin Cove
77 miles (123 km) N of Tenakee Springs
80 miles (129 km) NE of Pelican
95 miles (152 km) N of Angoon
117 miles (187 km) S of Whitehorse
117 miles (188 km) SW of Teslin
429 miles (686 km) ESE of Valdez
546 miles (874 km) E of Anchorage
590 miles (944 km) SE of Fairbanks

 

Earthquake Details from http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/at00328133.php

Magnitude 4.1 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time
  • Monday, May 25, 2009 at 19:55:37 UTC
  • Monday, May 25, 2009 at 11:55:37 AM at epicenter
Location 58.877°N, 134.584°W
Depth 1 km (~0.6 mile) set by location program
Region SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
Distances
  • 53 km (33 miles) SE (124°) from Mud Bay, AK
  • 59 km (36 miles) N (356°) from Juneau, AK
  • 63 km (39 miles) SE (128°) from Haines, AK
  • 879 km (546 miles) E (100°) from Anchorage, AK
Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST=008, Nph=008, Dmin=36.7 km, Rmss=0.75 sec, Gp=119°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=1
Source
Event ID at00328133

 

SEAK71 PAAQ 252000
EQIAKX

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1200 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2009

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
 AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
 WILL NOT BE GENERATED. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE
 ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
 MAGNITUDE - 4.1
 TIME      - 1156 AKDT MAY 25 2009
             1256  PDT MAY 25 2009
             1956  UTC MAY 25 2009
 LOCATION  - 58.9 NORTH 134.6 WEST
              35 MILES/56 KM SE OF HAINES ALASKA
              40 MILES/64 KM N OF JUNEAU ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 1 MILES/1 KM

THE LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE ARE BASED ON PRELIMINARY INFORMATION.
FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES 
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV - OR THE APPROPRIATE 
REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK.

$$

Wed. 4/15/09: Earthquake Felt by some in the Juneau area

Preferred Hypocentral Solution:

Local Date: Wednesday April 15th, 2009
Local Time: 09:06 PM AKDT
Universal Time: 04/16/2009 05:06:00.811 UTC
Magnitude: 4.58 ML
Latitude: 58.7249
Longitude: -137.6357
Depth: 6 miles (10 km)
Author: UAF:silvio


This earthquake was:

60 miles (96 km) NW of Elfin Cove
72 miles (116 km) WNW of Gustavus
74 miles (119 km) NW of Pelican
78 miles (124 km) SW of Klukwan
86 miles (138 km) WSW of Haines
91 miles (145 km) WNW of Hoonah
94 miles (150 km) SE of Yakutat
97 miles (156 km) WSW of Skagway
110 miles (177 km) NW of Tenakee Springs
120 miles (193 km) WNW of Juneau
122 miles (195 km) WNW of Douglas
346 miles (553 km) ESE of Valdez
460 miles (735 km) ESE of Anchorage
537 miles (859 km) SE of Fairbanks

 

7/22/08: See 5/28/08 for a better description of the vicinity of the Quakes

7/21/08:

SUNDAY 7/20/08:

7/07/08:

SUNDAY 7/06/08:

7/05/08:

5/31/08:

5/28/08: Earthquakes 16 miles ESE of Taku Lodge and 20 - 21 miles NNE of Snettisham

 

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