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USGS ak00034ua3il

8 Mar 2000, 23:07

33 km N of Skwentna, Alaska

A magnitude 5.4 mw earthquake at 97.9 km depth.

Depth97.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 33 km N of Skwentna, Alaska?

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62.292800, -151.376700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak00034ua3il
Coordinates
62.2928, -151.3767
Network
ak
Significance
449