Quakes

Earthquake with magnitude of 7.8 has occurred in vicinity 55-12N 158-36W at 220613Z jul

Gulf of Alaska · NAVAREA XII 315/20

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2020-07-22 08:55Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · NTWC 220815Z JUL 20.. Issued 2020-07-22 08:21Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
Gulf of Alaska. The parsed report position is 55.200, -158.600. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.

  1. USGS-US7000ASVB2020-07-22 · Cancelled notice
  2. USGS-US7000ASX42020-07-22 · Cancelled notice
  3. NAVAREA XII 313/202020-07-22 · Archived notice
  4. NAVAREA XII 314/202020-07-22 · Archived notice
  5. USGS-US7000ASY02020-07-22 · Cancelled notice
  6. NAVAREA XII 315/20 · this notice2020-07-22 · Archived notice
Compare all 8 notices, changes and original texts →

Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Alaska →

issued
2020-07-22 08:21Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NTWC 220815Z JUL 20.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XII
issued by
NTWC
sea
Gulf of Alaska
position
55.200, -158.600
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF ALASKA.
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
ALASKA.
EARTHQUAKE WITH MAGNITUDE OF 7.8 HAS OCCURRED
IN VICINITY 55-12N 158-36W AT 220613Z JUL.
A TSUNAMI WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

Reading this warning

Position (degrees and minutes)
How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.

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Collected reports in this area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins

73 within 180 nm since 1997 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.

Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

2 earthquake & tsunami bulletins listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 11:48Z; source collection times vary.

Quakes

Undersea earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and above (USGS) and the tsunami bulletins NAVAREA coordinators relay. All current earthquake & tsunami bulletins →

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