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USGS ak002ecbr1i6

8 Nov 2002, 20:28

21 km N of Nabesna, Alaska

A magnitude 5 ml earthquake at 1 km depth.

Depth1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated12 February 2019Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 21 km N of Nabesna, Alaska?

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62.558900, -142.944200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak002ecbr1i6
Coordinates
62.5589, -142.9442
Network
ak
Significance
385