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USGS ak021bwpwxny

17 Sept 2021, 00:05

200 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 200 km SE of Chignik, Alaska?

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54.942000, -156.303700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ak021bwpwxny
Coordinates
54.942, -156.3037
Network
ak
Significance
400