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USGS ak0212o88mqd

27 Feb 2021, 18:59

5 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 46 km depth.

Depth46 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska?

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61.319000, -149.933400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak0212o88mqd
Coordinates
61.319, -149.9334
Network
ak
Significance
432