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USGS ak018aapea91

12 Aug 2018, 16:14

77 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska

A magnitude 5 ml earthquake at 13.4 km depth.

Depth13.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth

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Updated16 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 77 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska?

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69.559900, -144.776600

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

ak018aapea91

Coordinates

69.5599, -144.7766

Network

ak

Significance

385