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USGS iscgem859358

4 Feb 1965, 14:18

142 km W of Attu Station, Alaska

A magnitude 6.4 mw earthquake at 26.2 km depth.

Depth26.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 142 km W of Attu Station, Alaska?

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52.999000, 171.087000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem859358
Coordinates
52.999, 171.087
Network
iscgem
Significance
630