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USGS ak008cyj84rd

8 Oct 2008, 10:53

90 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 5.2 mw earthquake at 8.3 km depth.

Depth8.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated11 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 90 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska?

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60.718000, -143.721900

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

ak008cyj84rd

Coordinates

60.718, -143.7219

Network

ak

Significance

418