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USGS ak0019727ar1

19 Jul 2001, 19:00

107 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.9 mw earthquake at 36 km depth.

Depth36 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 107 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska?

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57.027700, -150.855700

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

ak0019727ar1

Coordinates

57.0277, -150.8557

Network

ak

Significance

536