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USGS ak0175u3s7id

7 May 2017, 05:25

14 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 5.3 mw earthquake at 67.2 km depth.

Depth67.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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60.182800, -151.678300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak0175u3s7id
Coordinates
60.1828, -151.6783
Network
ak
Significance
829