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USGS ak00034p02su

8 Mar 2000, 14:20

27 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 5.4 mw earthquake at 39.5 km depth.

Depth39.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 27 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska?

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57.341000, -154.251700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak00034p02su
Coordinates
57.341, -154.2517
Network
ak
Significance
449