6.2-magnitude quake hits Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska: USGS-Xinhua

6.2-magnitude quake hits Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska: USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2022-12-15 02:59:30

NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska at 18:40:27 GMT Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 81.8 km, was initially determined to be at 51.6626 degrees north latitude and 178.6478 degrees east longitude. ■