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USGS ak01720vwz40

13 Feb 2017, 07:17

20 km NE of Nabesna, Alaska

A magnitude 5.3 ml earthquake at 8.9 km depth.

Depth8.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 20 km NE of Nabesna, Alaska?

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62.512000, -142.747700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak01720vwz40
Coordinates
62.512, -142.7477
Network
ak
Significance
445