Sunday 16 July 2023, 08:48: earthquake at Alaska Peninsula
Earthquakes with magnitude 7.4 felt at 08:48 on 16 July 2023.
Place: Alaska Peninsula.
On Sunday 16 July 2023 at 08:48 an earthquake of magnitude 7.4 and depth 10 km was recorded in Alaska Peninsula. Further info on the EMSC webpage
by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are
classified into superficial
(hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and
deep
(hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 08:48 on 16 July 2023 with epicenter Alaska Peninsula, having a depth of 10 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 7.4, therefore between 7 and 8, this earthquake is classified as "very strong". This type of earthquake can cause huge
damage within a range of several hundred kilometers.
Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org
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