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USGS ak9988qjnmuz

9 Jul 1998, 20:39

73 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 131.2 km depth.

Depth131.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 73 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska?

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60.377800, -152.819300

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

ak9988qjnmuz

Coordinates

60.3778, -152.8193

Network

ak

Significance

572