Issued: March 22, 1999 Prepared by: Lalitha Rao No. 12- 99 The following is a list of significant earthquakes during the time period March 15 _ 21, 1999 March 15 at 21:51 UTC (12:51 pm AST), mb 5.0, 54 N 8', 160 W 25', depth fixed at 33 km (21 mi): A moderate earthquake was located by NEIC in the Alaska Peninsula region of Alaska about 84 mi (135 km) S of Sand Point 100 mi (160 km) SE of King Cove 118 mi (190 km) SE of Cold Bay 131 mi (210 km) ESE of False Pass 134 mi (215 km) SSW of Perryville March 18 at 15:56 UTC (06:56 am AST), mb 4.4, 51 N 57', 178 E 19', depth fixed at 33 km (21 mi): A light earthquake was located by NEIC in the Rat Islands region of Alaska about 42 mi ( 67 km) NW of Amchitka 105 mi (170 km) ESE of Buldir Is 186 mi (299 km) ESE of Shemya Is 215 mi (346 km) W of Adak 225 mi (363 km) ESE of Attu March 19 at 01:07 UTC (March 18, 04:07 pm AST), ML 4.3, 53 N 30', 165 W 20', depth = 24 km (15 mi): A light earthquake was located in the Fox Islands region of Alaska about 48 mi ( 77 km) SSE of Akutan 56 mi ( 90 km) ESE of Unalaska 56 mi ( 90 km) ESE of Dutch Harbor 122 mi (196 km) SW of False Pass 152 mi (245 km) ENE of Nikolski March 19 at 03:25 UTC (March 18, 06:25 pm AST), mb 4.4, 51 N 51', 178 E 31', depth fixed at 33 km (21 mi): A light earthquake was located by NEIC in the Rat Islands region of Alaska about 31 mi ( 49 km) NW of Amchitka 116 mi (186 km) ESE of Buldir Is 196 mi (315 km) ESE of Shemya Is 207 mi (333 km) W of Adak 236 mi (380 km) ESE of Attu March 20 at 10:47 UTC (01:47 am AST), MS 6.8, 51 N 36', 177 W 44', depth fixed at 33 km (21 mi): A strong earthquake was located by NEIC in the Andreanof Islands region of Alaska about 50 mi ( 80 km) WSW of Adak 141 mi (227 km) E of Amchitka 156 mi (252 km) WSW of Atka 250 mi (403 km) W of Amukta Pass 276 mi (444 km) E of Buldir Is css3.0 /home/lalitha/{newdb}