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USGS ak002e43a86n

3 Nov 2002, 22:33

19 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 5.4 mb earthquake at 1 km depth.

Depth1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 19 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska?

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63.255000, -145.519800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak002e43a86n
Coordinates
63.255, -145.5198
Network
ak
Significance
449