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USGS ak017b65zkfy

31 Aug 2017, 18:46

61 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska

A magnitude 5.6 mw earthquake at 62.9 km depth.

Depth62.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 61 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska?

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58.450100, -153.651500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak017b65zkfy
Coordinates
58.4501, -153.6515
Network
ak
Significance
505