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USGS ak018aasz24z

12 Aug 2018, 22:15

73 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 16.2 km depth.

Depth16.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 73 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska?

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69.522700, -144.338800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak018aasz24z
Coordinates
69.5227, -144.3388
Network
ak
Significance
565