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USGS ak018d718yqc

15 Oct 2018, 00:53

98 km NE of Ambler, Alaska

A magnitude 5 mw earthquake at 10.5 km depth.

Depth10.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 98 km NE of Ambler, Alaska?

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67.773900, -156.395600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak018d718yqc
Coordinates
67.7739, -156.3956
Network
ak
Significance
388