Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of Mwpd 7.9 on date 29-07-2021 and time 08:15:47 (Italy) in region Alaska Peninsula, United States [Sea: United States]

A magnitude Mwpd 7.9 earthquake occured in region: Alaska Peninsula, United States [Sea: United States], on

  • 29-07-2021 06:15:47 (UTC)
  • 29-07-2021 08:15:47 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 28-07-2021 22:15:47 (UTC -08:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (America/Anchorage)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 55.5430, -158.0660 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		mb 5.9
Mwp 7.8
Mwpd 7.9 		2021-07-29
06:15:47		 55.5434 -158.066 10 2021-07-29
06:29:00		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 93331791
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-07-29 06:15:47
Latitude 55.5434
Longitude -158.0660
Depth (km) 10 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 93331791

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 8481
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2619
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 5
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 6881.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 64.0822
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 64
Number of defining phases 64
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.54838
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 3.75222
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 43.23649
Number of stations at which the event was observed 56
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 56
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:7.9

Field Value
Value 7.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 31
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 93331791
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-07-29 06:29:00

Mwp:7.8

Field Value
Value 7.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 34
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 93331791
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-07-29 06:29:00

mb:5.9

Field Value
Value 5.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 32
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 93331791
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-07-29 06:29:00
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
US.AMTX.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:23:47.78 10.0 positive automatic P 94 43.2365 -0.617674 0.662437
US.KSU1.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:23:46.73 10.0 negative automatic P 86 43.1259 -0.659004 0
US.SCIA.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:23:46.63 10.0 positive automatic P 80 43.1383 -0.85781 0
US.CBKS.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:23:34.68 10.0 positive automatic P 89 41.5557 0.0189023 0.709061
IU.ANMO.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:23:25.97 10.0 negative automatic P 98 40.5060 -0.236826 0.737474
US.EYMN.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:23:23.40 10.0 positive automatic P 72 40.2750 -0.666387 0.741906
IU.TUC.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:23:22.52 10.0 negative automatic P 105 40.0807 -0.00926854 0.754627
US.ECSD.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:23:20.88 10.0 positive automatic P 80 40.0567 -1.37996 0.764304
IU.JOHN.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:23:18.30 10.0 negative automatic P 197 39.7863 -1.62481 0.346765
US.SDCO.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:23:14.10 10.0 positive automatic P 95 39.0386 -0.0249665 0.748043
US.OGNE.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:23:12.00 10.0 positive automatic P 88 38.8175 -0.0101718 0.761115
US.MVCO.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:23:02.60 10.0 negative automatic P 98 37.7416 -0.544894 0.800916
US.AGMN.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:23:01.78 10.0 positive automatic P 74 37.7061 -0.758176 0.782767
US.ISCO.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:23:01.40 10.0 positive automatic P 92 37.5594 -0.300266 0.742
US.WUAZ.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:22:59.55 10.0 positive automatic P 103 37.3533 -0.202554 0.828705
DK.TULEG.BHZ. 2021-07-29T06:22:52.65 10.0 negative automatic P 23 36.5194 0.257376 0.815821
IU.YSS.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:22:54.50 10.0 positive automatic P 282 36.8185 -0.46352 0.73939
II.PFO.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:22:47.55 10.0 negative automatic P 110 36.0266 -0.845955 0.788246
IU.YAK.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:22:46.67 10.0 positive automatic P 311 35.9874 -1.18383 0.807352
IU.POHA.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:22:45.10 10.0 negative automatic P 176 35.8354 -1.78443 0.38292
IU.RSSD.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:22:45.15 10.0 positive automatic P 85 35.6481 -0.140534 0.8538
G.KIP.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:22:30.30 10.0 negative automatic P 180 34.1219 -1.47535 0.733806
US.BW06.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:22:25.40 10.0 positive automatic P 92 33.3761 -0.245594 0.880383
US.DUG.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:22:24.63 10.0 positive automatic P 98 33.2365 0.328046 0.90485
US.LAO.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:22:21.58 10.0 positive automatic P 83 32.8846 0.453856 0.901434
US.AHID.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:22:18.60 10.0 negative automatic P 93 32.5053 0.615646 0.867715
US.ELK.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:22:09.68 10.0 negative automatic P 100 31.5082 0.402291 0.919914
IU.MIDW.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:22:05.07 10.0 negative automatic P 215 30.6408 3.82752 0.736817
II.FFC.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:22:05.67 10.0 positive automatic P 68 31.1889 -0.460747 0.884632
BK.SAO.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:22:03.55 10.0 negative automatic P 112 30.9837 -0.776029 0.920215
BK.CMB.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:22:00.87 10.0 negative automatic P 109 30.6002 -0.131089 0.962358
CN.RES.BHZ. 2021-07-29T06:21:58.53 10.0 positive automatic P 28 30.3755 -0.371322 0.955686
US.HLID.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:21:57.43 10.0 negative automatic P 95 30.1304 0.392962 0.96107
US.EGMT.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:21:56.58 10.0 positive automatic P 84 30.1543 -0.543757 0.927037
BK.MCCM.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:21:47.55 10.0 negative automatic P 112 29.1959 -0.906003 0.879121
US.WVOR.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:21:42.68 10.0 negative automatic P 101 28.4888 0.274965 0.930233
US.MSO.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:21:41.70 10.0 positive automatic P 89 28.4499 -0.335901 0.963855
US.BMO.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:21:35.70 10.0 negative automatic P 95 27.7036 0.341463 0.941176
IU.MA2.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:21:28.57 10.0 positive automatic P 300 27.0395 -0.682929 0.784314
US.NEW.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:21:18.93 10.0 positive automatic P 89 25.8675 0.182522 0.963855
US.HAWA.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:21:16.03 10.0 positive automatic P 95 25.5372 0.346733 0.97561
IU.PET.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:21:08.72 10.0 positive automatic P 282 24.9787 -1.84267 0.714286
US.NLWA.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:20:47.73 10.0 negative automatic P 97 22.5298 0.862277 0.952381
IU.BILL.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:20:25.32 10.0 positive automatic P 322 20.4506 0.8571 0.869565
CN.BBB.BHZ. 2021-07-29T06:19:54.40 10.0 negative automatic P 88 17.8329 -0.621429 0.952381
CN.INK.BHZ. 2021-07-29T06:19:41.18 10.0 positive automatic P 32 16.9808 -3.24388 0.930233
AT.SMY.BHZ. 2021-07-29T06:19:35.24 10.0 positive automatic P 272 16.4293 -2.19869 0.787402
US.WRAK.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:19:09.10 10.0 negative automatic P 76 14.3311 -0.630764 0.952381
AT.CRAG.BHZ. 2021-07-29T06:19:05.20 10.0 negative automatic P 80 14.0494 -0.687854 0.943396
IU.ADK.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:18:30.90 10.0 positive automatic P 259 11.5688 -1.11267 0.784314
AK.TNA.BHZ. 2021-07-29T06:18:28.63 10.0 positive automatic P 338 11.0975 3.0797 0.328947
AK.GAMB.BHZ. 2021-07-29T06:18:23.29 10.0 positive automatic P 326 10.6889 3.33937 0.49505
IU.COLA.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:18:16.50 10.0 positive automatic P 24 10.5887 -2.11521 0.930233
AT.TTA.BHZ. 2021-07-29T06:17:37.60 10.0 positive automatic P 7 7.4598 1.75242 0.961538
AT.AKUT.BHZ. 2021-07-29T06:16:57.88 10.0 negative automatic P 256 4.6523 0.763988 0.961538
II.KDAK.BHZ.00 2021-07-29T06:16:44.27 10.0 positive automatic P 51 3.7522 -0.492466 0.987654
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