M5.2 earthquake - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
1524 d ago · 14 Aug 2022, 14:43 UTC Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
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What happened
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska on 14 Aug 2022, 14:43 UTC at a depth of 134 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
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