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USGS ak0068owths0

8 Jul 2006, 21:57

190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 5 km depth.

Depth5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 February 2019Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska?

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51.165800, -179.129200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak0068owths0
Coordinates
51.1658, -179.1292
Network
ak
Significance
432