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USGS ak001c6d9uz1

22 Sept 2001, 07:48

168 km S of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 5.1 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 168 km S of Akhiok, Alaska?

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55.429400, -154.144100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak001c6d9uz1
Coordinates
55.4294, -154.1441
Network
ak
Significance
400