November 17, 2003 Rat Islands, Alaska Earthquake

General Information

Source	Date	Time (UT)	Latitude	Longitude	Depth (km)	Magnitude
USGS	11/17/2003	06:43:06	51.320N	178.633E	33.0	7.8
IRIS	11/17/2003	06:43:06	51.33N	178.64E	33.0	7.8
AEIC	11/17/2003	06:43	50.7487N	178.4427E	*NR	7.7

• USGS Event Page
• Alaska Earthquake Information Center (AEIC) Event Page

Seismograms

• IU PEPP Network Recording
• IU PEPP Network Recording p-wave arrival
• IU PEPP Network Recording p-wave arrival (filtered)
• IU PEPP Network Recording body wave
• PPBLO 3-Component Record
• PPBLO 3-Component Record p-wave arrival   (Indiana University, Bloomington, IN)
• Seismic Records for this Event   (USGS)
• Download Data for this Event   (IRIS - WILBER II)

Earthquake Maps

• Epicenter Location Map   (USGS)
• Epicenter Location Map showing depth and distance to nearby cities   (USGS)
• Historical Seismic Activity Map (USGS)
• Generalized Seismic Hazard Map of the region   (USGS)

News Articles

• Quake hits Alaskan islands   News.com.au, Australia (Nov 17)
• 7.8 quake in North Pacific causes tiny tsunami but no damage   Anchorage Daily News (Nov 18)
• M7.3 quake in Aleutians raises Japan tide level   Japan Today (Nov 18)
• Tsunami Canceled For Islands   The Hawaii Channel (Nov 17)

Pictures

None available at this time

Previous Quakes in this Region

• Seismic Activity over the past week   (ANSS)
• Historical Seismic Activity for Alaska (PDF)   (AEIC)
• Mag. 7.9, June 1996 Adak Earthquake (AEIC)

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