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USGS ak006bvt3qj

7 Jan 2006, 18:55

85 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 5.1 mw earthquake at 47 km depth.

Depth47 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 85 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska?

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56.078100, -157.084100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak006bvt3qj
Coordinates
56.0781, -157.0841
Network
ak
Significance
400