Magnitude 7.3 quake in the Rat Islands region of Alaska

Last updated: 2018-03-26 17:50:56 UTC

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The Anza group at the University of California San Diego operates a broadband seismograph network consisting of 17 three component broadband seismograph stations centered near Anza, California (see map).

On Sunday, November 16th, 2003 at 10:43 PM (PST) we recorded a quake (preliminary mb 7.3) located in the Rat Islands region of Alaska.

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Initial source parameters for the recent event are shown below. The epicentral distance (distance separating the epicenter and the closest station in the recording network) for Anza is 5449 km (49.02 degrees).

This map shows the mainshock (red star) and any associated aftershocks (orange stars).

Global mecator event map

Latitude	Longitude	Origin time (UTC)	Origin time (PDT)	Depth (km)	mb	Author
51.3600	178.6500	11/17/03 (321) 06:43	11/16/03 (320) 22:43	33	7.3*	QED

* The location and magnitude determined for this event are preliminary and are subject to change upon further review of seismic data.

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Of local interest:
We operate a broadband station on Mt. Soledad. At 10:51 PM (PDT) station SOL recorded the P wave from this event. Here is a view of that event as picked by our analyst. A pink "P" indicates a P wave arrival, a pink "S" indicates an S wave arrival.

3 component seismometer recordings at Soledad

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URL: http://eqinfo.ucsd.edu/special_events/2003/321/a/index.php [Last updated: 2018-03-26 17:50:56 UTC]