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USGS ak0125m1wy1w

1 May 2012, 18:38

122 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 5 mw earthquake at 24.9 km depth.

Depth24.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 July 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 122 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska?

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55.966000, -153.250500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak0125m1wy1w
Coordinates
55.966, -153.2505
Network
ak
Significance
385