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USGS ak018exsi6u4

21 Nov 2018, 18:21

50 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 5.6 mw earthquake at 143.3 km depth.

Depth143.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 50 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska?

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59.955000, -153.265800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak018exsi6u4
Coordinates
59.955, -153.2658
Network
ak
Significance
710