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USGS iscgem876047

31 Jan 1961, 00:48

119 km S of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 28.8 km depth.

Depth28.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 119 km S of Akhiok, Alaska?

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55.882000, -153.865000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem876047

Coordinates

55.882, -153.865

Network

iscgem

Significance

567