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Monday, July 03, 2006

100 aftershocks

6.0 earthquake causes slight rumble in Alaska
Tuesday June 27, 2006

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) A magnitude 6.0 earthquake caused a slight tremble Monday at a mostly abandoned air strip in the Aleutian Islands.

The Alaska Earthquake Information Center reported the 7:15 p.m. quake was felt strongly in Shemya Station. There were no immediate reports of any damage.

The quake was centered about 90 miles southeast of Shemya, or about 1,400 miles southwest of Anchorage, and was located at a depth of about 23 miles, the Alaska Earthquake Information Center said. (Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) -link
OK, nothing to be alarming there, and aftershocks are common. But some 100 aftershocks have been recorded since the 27th, with the largest reaching 5.6 in magnitude yesterday, and no sign of stopping. It has the word "strange" written all over it. But then again it could have been a series of individual quakes with their own aftershocks intermixed together. (ref: U.S. Geological Survey)


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