Two or more Earthquakes Reported off the Southwest Coast of Alaska Largest 5.1 Mag

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/ ^ | 2/18/05 | USGS

[TYVets]

Two or more earthquakes ocurred off the southern Alaskian coast between 4:00 and 4:33am EST this morning Friday 2/18/05.

The frist quake was a 4.9 mag at 4:06:18 am EST 117 miles WSW of Adak, AK.

The second quake of 5.1 mag at 4:33:19 am EST 113 miles WSW of Adak, AK.

[TYVets]

Both quakes where off the coast in the floor of the ocean.

[OXENinFLA]

Whole lot of shakin going on..............

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Preliminary Earthquake Report
West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

A moderate earthquake occurred at 10:33:39 (UTC) on Friday, February 18, 2005. The magnitude 5.1 event has been located in the ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude	5.1
Date-Time	Friday, February 18, 2005 at 10:33:39 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Friday, February 18, 2005 at 12:33:39 AM = local time at epicenter
Location	51.005°N, 178.864°W
Depth	40 km (24.9 miles) set by location program
Region	ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
Distances	182 km (113 miles) WSW (238°) from Adak, AK 347 km (216 miles) WSW (249°) from Atka, AK 2104 km (1308 miles) WSW (251°) from Anchorage, AK
Location Uncertainty	Error estimate not available
Parameters	Nst=036, Nph=036, Dmin=90.8 km, Rmss=1.04 sec, Gp=198°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=1
Source	West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS
Event ID	at00000292

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[blackie]

Rock 'n Roll!

[Les_Miserables]

This is no big deal, it happens all the time..these are small potatoes.

[thackney]

Big enough to notice, but just barely:

The Anchrage/Mat-Su Valley was a lot more active this week. One day this week we had 22 earthquakes within 25 miles from our house.

[alwaysconservative]

Is there some cause for concern about another tsunami?

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Would something like this cause a tsunami or is it too small. I know it would be nothing like the big tsunami that hit Indonesia since that was caused by a huge 9.1 earthquake. But would it cause any waves that would cause any damage, or would it cause nothing real noticeable?

[thackney]

No, this size happens all the time.