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M7.0 earthquake, Alaska, 2013-08-30

MagnitudeM7.0mww

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Depth29 km

Time (UTC)2013-08-30 16:25

Rank in 201318 / 142among M6+

Rank since 19001581 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 51.54, -175.23

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.5 2013-08-30	2013-08-30 16:29	7 km	109 km SW of Atka, Alaska
M6.0 2013-08-31	2013-08-31 06:38	18 km	118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska
M5.5 2013-08-31	2013-08-31 06:43	25 km	109 km ESE of Adak, Alaska
M6.5 2013-09-04	2013-09-04 02:32	20 km	81 km SSW of Atka, Alaska
M5.8 2013-09-04	2013-09-04 04:16	27 km	90 km SSW of Atka, Alaska
M5.7 2013-09-04	2013-09-04 06:16	21 km	80 km SSW of Atka, Alaska
M6.0 2013-09-04	2013-09-04 06:27	17 km	82 km SSW of Atka, Alaska
M5.6 2013-09-05	2013-09-05 05:43	20 km	85 km SSW of Atka, Alaska
M5.9 2013-09-14	2013-09-14 15:42	20 km	89 km SSW of Atka, Alaska
M6.1 2013-09-15	2013-09-15 16:21	24 km	77 km SSW of Atka, Alaska

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1957 M8.6M8.6

1986 M8.0M8.0

1996 M7.9M7.9

1905 M7.6M7.6

1929 M7.3M7.3

1996 M7.3M7.3

2011 M7.3M7.3

2007 M7.2M7.2

1957 M7.2M7.2

1957 M7.1M7.1

1970 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 2012-09-26	2012-09-26 23:39	16 km	118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M6.9 2011-09-02	2011-09-02 10:55	32 km	170 km E of Atka, Alaska
M7.3 2011-06-24	2011-06-24 03:09	52 km	Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
M6.0 2010-10-08	2010-10-08 03:49	28 km	120 km ESE of Adak, Alaska
M6.4 2010-10-08	2010-10-08 03:26	19 km	104 km ESE of Adak, Alaska
M6.5 2010-09-03	2010-09-03 11:16	24 km	70 km SE of Adak, Alaska
M6.4 2010-08-04	2010-08-04 12:58	27 km	148 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M6.1 2008-11-02	2008-11-02 13:48	36 km	72 km S of Atka, Alaska
M6.6 2008-05-02	2008-05-02 01:33	14 km	61 km W of Adak, Alaska
M6.6 2008-04-16	2008-04-16 05:54	13 km	174 km W of Adak, Alaska

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.