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USGS ak01613v15nv

24 Jan 2016, 10:30

47 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 7.1 mw earthquake at 125.6 km depth.

Depth125.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 47 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska?

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59.620400, -153.339200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak01613v15nv
Coordinates
59.6204, -153.3392
Network
ak
Significance
1436