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USGS ak0175dscmy7

27 Apr 2017, 18:59

39 km W of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 5 mw earthquake at 1 km depth.

Depth1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 39 km W of Karluk, Alaska?

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57.619300, -155.104800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak0175dscmy7
Coordinates
57.6193, -155.1048
Network
ak
Significance
385