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USGS ak003apq3l1r

22 Aug 2003, 00:31

119 km WNW of Arctic Village, Alaska

A magnitude 5.4 mw earthquake at 20.7 km depth.

Depth20.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 119 km WNW of Arctic Village, Alaska?

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68.677900, -148.039500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak003apq3l1r
Coordinates
68.6779, -148.0395
Network
ak
Significance
449