2020 Alaska Seismicity Summary

The Alaska Earthquake Center reported about 49,250 seismic events in Alaska and neighboring regions in 2020. The largest earthquake was a magnitude 7.8 event that occurred on July 22 in the Shumagin Islands region. It was followed by about 6,000 aftershocks including a magnitude 7.6 event on October...

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Main Authors: Ruppert, Natalia A., Gardine, Lea
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Alaska
earthquake
seismicity
Anchorage
Wright Glacier
Brooks Range
glacier
Kodiak
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11122/11865
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spelling ftunivalaska:oai:scholarworks.alaska.edu:11122/11865 2023-05-15T15:46:58+02:00 2020 Alaska Seismicity Summary Ruppert, Natalia A. Gardine, Lea 2021-02 http://hdl.handle.net/11122/11865 en_US eng http://hdl.handle.net/11122/11865 Alaska earthquake seismicity Report 2021 ftunivalaska 2023-02-23T21:37:47Z The Alaska Earthquake Center reported about 49,250 seismic events in Alaska and neighboring regions in 2020. The largest earthquake was a magnitude 7.8 event that occurred on July 22 in the Shumagin Islands region. It was followed by about 6,000 aftershocks including a magnitude 7.6 event on October 19. Other active spots include the 2018 M7.1 Anchorage, 2018 M6.4 Kaktovik, 2018 M7.9 Offshore Kodiak aftershock sequences, Purcell Mountains earthquake swarm, and Wright Glacier cluster northeast of Juneau. 1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. July 22 M7.8 and October 19 M7.6 Simeonof earthquakes 4. 2018 M7.1 Anchorage aftershock sequence 5. 2018 M6.4 Kaktovik aftershock sequence 6. 2018 M7.9 Offshore Kodiak aftershock sequence 7. Purcell Mountains earthquake swarm 8. Northeast Brooks Range earthquake swarm 9. Glacial seismicity and Wright Glacier cluster References Report Brooks Range glacier Kodiak Alaska University of Alaska: ScholarWorks@UA Anchorage Wright Glacier ENVELOPE(-133.387,-133.387,58.399,58.399)
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earthquake
seismicity
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Gardine, Lea
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description The Alaska Earthquake Center reported about 49,250 seismic events in Alaska and neighboring regions in 2020. The largest earthquake was a magnitude 7.8 event that occurred on July 22 in the Shumagin Islands region. It was followed by about 6,000 aftershocks including a magnitude 7.6 event on October 19. Other active spots include the 2018 M7.1 Anchorage, 2018 M6.4 Kaktovik, 2018 M7.9 Offshore Kodiak aftershock sequences, Purcell Mountains earthquake swarm, and Wright Glacier cluster northeast of Juneau. 1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. July 22 M7.8 and October 19 M7.6 Simeonof earthquakes 4. 2018 M7.1 Anchorage aftershock sequence 5. 2018 M6.4 Kaktovik aftershock sequence 6. 2018 M7.9 Offshore Kodiak aftershock sequence 7. Purcell Mountains earthquake swarm 8. Northeast Brooks Range earthquake swarm 9. Glacial seismicity and Wright Glacier cluster References
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Kodiak
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