5.1 magnitude earthquakes have occurred in Texas and off the coast of Alaska.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 was recorded off the coast of Alaska. This was reported on July 23 by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

According to seismologists, the tremors occurred at 09:30 UTC (12:30 Moscow time). The epicenter of the earthquake was located about 93 km northwest of the city of Atka in Alaska. The hearth was located at a depth of about 35 km.

Another earthquake of magnitude 5.1 was registered in the United States — in the state of Texas. The tremors occurred at 10:21 UTC (13:21 Moscow time) about 38 km southeast of the city of Spearman. The depth of the hearth was about 5.7 km.

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On July 20, two earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and 4.9 were recorded in western Iran. The first tremor occurred at 03:43 UTC (06:43 Moscow time) about 75 km west of the city of Kariz, where more than 750 thousand people live. The epicenter was at a depth of 2 km.