This site will look much better in a browser that supports web standards, but it is accessible to any browser or Internet device.

Alaska Peninsula 6.2 Mw Earthquake Recorded at UWM
Alaska Peninsula 6.2 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism
Alaska Peninsula 6.2 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism

Earthquake Details

Location: Alaska Peninsula
Date: October 2, 2007
Time: 18:00:09 UTC; 1:00:09 pm CDT.
Latitude: 54.64 N
Longitude: 161.80 W
Magnitude: 6.2 Mw
Depth: 32 km
Distance: 47.79 deg (3,300 miles from Milwaukee)

Seismogram Explanation

P-wave arrival time: 18:08:40 UTC; 1:08:40 pm CDT.
S-wave arrival time: 18:15:33 UTC; 1:15:33 pm CDT.
The vertical axis is in units of displacement in centimeters.
The horizontal axis is in units of time in seconds.
The beginning of the file is the origin of the event.