Coast of Alaska hit by M5.7 Earthquake

6/24/2015 — Coast of Alaska hit by M5.7 Earthquake — Forecast to occur / Area hit as expected by Michael Janitch

A noteworthy magnitude 5.7 earthquake has struck along the shores of Alaska.

After a period of lesser earthquake activity spanning weeks (only measuring in the 3.0 - 4.0 range) now we see the expected larger seismic activity strike the area which was warned.

Yes, this area was WARNED for movement to occur almost 2 full days before the earthquake hit.

The coast of Alaska was warned for larger earthquake activity to return in the most recent earthquake forecast issued on June 22-23, 2015.

See the earthquake forecast calling for Alaska coast activity to resume here:

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Information on this M5.7 (5.6 revised) earthquake from the USGS:

M5.6 - 102km W of Willow, Alaska

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/at00nqgzxw#scientific_origin:at_at00nqgzxw

Magnitude	5.6 Mi
Location/uncertainty	61.643°N 151.962°W± 0.0 km
Depth/uncertainty	116.0 km± 0.0
Origin Time	2015-06-24 22:32:20.000 UTC
Number of Stations	38
Number of Phases	38
Minimum Distance	106.80 km (0.96°)
Travel Time Residual	0.64 sec
Azimuthal Gap	82.8°
FE Region	Southern Alaska (2)

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Michael Janitch | June 24, 2015 at 5:55 pm | Tags: aardbeving, ज्वालामुखी, भूकंप, विस्फोट, Bulkan, de vulcão, earth, earthquake, Earthquakes, erdbeben, Erupção, erupce, eruzione, forecast, forecasting, σεισμός, του, έκρηξη, ηφαιστείου, jordskælv, jordskjelv, l'éruption du volcan, lava, magma, PNSN, quake, quakes, sopky, terremoto, tremblement de terre, volcanic, volcano, volcanoes, volcanos, vulcano, Vulkaan, vulkaanuitbarsting, Vulkanausbruch, vulkanudbruddet, zemětřesení, 地震火山噴火 | Categories: earthquakes and volcano activity, earthquakes and volcanoes | URL: http://wp.me/p3C2xU-48E

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