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USGS ak002e439z6u

3 Nov 2002, 22:32

23 km N of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 5.6 mb earthquake at 0.9 km depth.

Depth0.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated12 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 23 km N of Paxson, Alaska?

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63.300100, -145.679500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak002e439z6u
Coordinates
63.3001, -145.6795
Network
ak
Significance
564