Urgent: 5.3-magnitude quake hits 93 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska -- USGS-Xinhua

Urgent: 5.3-magnitude quake hits 93 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska -- USGS

Source: Xinhua| 2026-09-04 02:59:30|Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 93 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska at 1845 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 9.5 km, was initially determined to be at 52.12 degrees north latitude and 169.22 degrees west longitude. ■

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