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USGS ak020ao09isr

19 Aug 2020, 20:45

51 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 36.4 km depth.

Depth36.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated6 May 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 51 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska?

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54.884600, -160.318900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak020ao09isr
Coordinates
54.8846, -160.3189
Network
ak
Significance
400