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USGS ak0131ffc3tc

31 Jan 2013, 09:53

92 km SSW of Port Alexander, Alaska

A magnitude 5.9 mw earthquake at 14 km depth.

Depth14 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 92 km SSW of Port Alexander, Alaska?

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55.436500, -134.962700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak0131ffc3tc
Coordinates
55.4365, -134.9627
Network
ak
Significance
585