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USGS ak002e439ukg

3 Nov 2002, 22:31

23 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 5.6 ml earthquake at 20.4 km depth.

Depth20.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated12 February 2019Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 23 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska?

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63.292600, -145.712200

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.6

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M 5.4

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M 5.4

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M 5.4

36 km NE of Paxson, Alaska

M 5.4

61 km SE of Chalkyitsik, Alaska

M 5.3

20 km NE of Nabesna, Alaska

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak002e439ukg
Coordinates
63.2926, -145.7122
Network
ak
Significance
482