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USGS ak0119lvnlpb

28 Jul 2011, 15:00

8 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska

A magnitude 5.3 mw earthquake at 86.5 km depth.

Depth86.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska?

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62.048500, -151.303000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak0119lvnlpb
Coordinates
62.0485, -151.303
Network
ak
Significance
673