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USGS ak0021ph4ceq

6 Feb 2002, 17:19

7 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 37.5 km depth.

Depth37.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska?

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61.201700, -149.700100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak0021ph4ceq
Coordinates
61.2017, -149.7001
Network
ak
Significance
400