2026-05-09 04:42:21 UPDATED: (M6.1) Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 51.0 179.2 (70fa9)

M6.1 Earthquake - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	6.1
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 9 May 2026 04:42:22 Time near the Epicenter (1): 8 May 2026 18:42:22 Time in your area (1): 9 May 2026 10:12:22
Location	50.981N 179.214E
Depth	16 km
Distances	305.3 km (189.3 mi) WSW of Adak, Alaska 1346.6 km (834.9 mi) ESE of Klyuchi, Russia 1426.9 km (884.7 mi) ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 1441.7 km (893.8 mi) ESE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 1443.7 km (895.1 mi) ESE of Yelizovo, Russia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 5.5 km; Vertical 3.1 km
Parameters	Nph = 67; Dmin = 44.5 km; Rmss = 0.70 seconds; Gp = 230° Version =
Event ID	ak a2026jcufoy

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