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USGS ak009g675kd7

18 Dec 2009, 03:33

83 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska

A magnitude 5.1 mw earthquake at 80.7 km depth.

Depth80.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 83 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska?

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59.043600, -153.401500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak009g675kd7
Coordinates
59.0436, -153.4015
Network
ak
Significance
411