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USGS ak0144yx0r4n

18 Apr 2014, 19:44

22 km NE of Noatak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.7 mw earthquake at 20.5 km depth.

Depth20.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 July 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 22 km NE of Noatak, Alaska?

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67.702500, -162.559900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak0144yx0r4n
Coordinates
67.7025, -162.5599
Network
ak
Significance
500