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USGS ak0122e7zhmu

21 Feb 2012, 13:50

68 km S of Point Hope, Alaska

A magnitude 5.1 mw earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 68 km S of Point Hope, Alaska?

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67.744000, -167.057100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak0122e7zhmu
Coordinates
67.744, -167.0571
Network
ak
Significance
400