6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Reported

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A 6.2-magnitude earthquake was reported along the Macquarie Island Region, on Saturday (July 26), according to the United States Geological Survey.

The earthquake was centered at a depth of 10 kilometers (about 6.2 miles). The USGS said it received one report of a person having felt the earthquake at the time of publication.

The Macquarie Island Region earthquake was reported days after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake was reported in Wallis and Futuna on Thursday (July 24), according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered in Mata-Utu at a depth of 314.2 kilometers (about 195 miles).

The Wallis and Futuna earthquake was reported hours after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake was reported in Wallis and Futuna, on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered along the island of Gorontalo at a depth of 144.6 kilometers (about 90 miles).

The Indonesia earthquake was reported one day after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake was reported in Alaska on Tuesday (July 22), according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered along the island of Sand Point at a depth of 38.4 kilometers (about 24 miles).

The Alaska earthquake was reported shortly after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake was reported in Russia on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered in Petropavlovsk at a depth of 10 kilometers (about 6.2 miles).

The Russia earthquake was reported hours after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake was reported in Alaska on Monday (July 21), according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered in Adak at a depth of 56.4 kilometers (about 35 miles).


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