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USGS ak0176w3wvpo

30 May 2017, 03:18

32 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 5.2 mw earthquake at 81.2 km depth.

Depth81.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 32 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska?

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60.834100, -151.815200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak0176w3wvpo
Coordinates
60.8341, -151.8152
Network
ak
Significance
686