Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 hits US’ Alaska, second in a week; no damage reported
According to the statement, the earthquake hit a shallow depth of 48 km, which made it sensitive to aftershocks.
In a statement made by the National Seismology Center (NCS), a 6.2 -magnitude earthquake hit Alaska on Monday. According to the statement, the earthquake hit a shallow depth of 48 km, which made it sensitive to aftershocks. In an article in X, NCS, “M: 6.2, on: 21/07/2025 03:58:02 Ist, Lat: 54.99 N, Uzun: 159.98 W, Devary: 48 km, Location: Alaska Peninsula.”
The earthquake hits Alaska at a shallow depth of 48km
At the beginning of July 17, a 7.3 -magnitude earthquake shook Alaska on a Richter scale, a statement made by the National Seismology Center (NCS). According to NCS, the large earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 36km and became sensitive to aftershocks. In an article in X, NCS, “M: 7.3, on: 17/07/2025 02:07:42 Ist, Lat: 54.91 n, long: 160.56 W, depth: 36 km, place: Alaska Peninsula.” Shallow earthquakes are usually more dangerous than deep earthquakes. This is due to the fact that seismic waves from shallow earthquakes have a shorter distance to travel to the surface, causing more powerful floor shaking and damaging structures and larger losses.
In some parts of Alaska, when tsunami warning is given
According to the New York Times, after an earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska, a tsunami warning was given after an earthquake on the shores of Alaska. A tsunami warning is the most urgent warning given by the National Weather Service in the United States and means that people should move or go on the inside. Tsunami counseling means that people should come out of the coastal waters and stay away from the beaches and waterways. A tsunami clock means that experts evaluate the threat, so continue watching us for more information.
The Alasta-Aleutian sinking system is one of the most seismic active globally and produces more M8 earthquakes than others in the last century. Many of these earthquakes, coastal and submarine landslides create tsunamis. The area contains more than 130 volcanic and volcanic fields and contains more than three quarters of the US, which explodes in the last two hundred years.
