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USGS ak00913zo63t

24 Jan 2009, 18:09

Southern Alaska

A magnitude 5.9 ml earthquake at 97.9 km depth.

Depth97.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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59.430200, -152.887500

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.9

58 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska

M 6

Event 33 Novarupta-Mount Katmai area, Alaska Peninsula

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Event 43 Novarupta-Mount Katmai area, Alaska Peninsula

M 6

69 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska

M 5.8

63 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska

M 6.03

61 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak00913zo63t
Coordinates
59.4302, -152.8875
Network
ak
Significance
536