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USGS iscgem884702

10 Jul 1958, 07:15

22 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 7.8 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 22 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska?

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58.230000, -136.712000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem884702
Coordinates
58.23, -136.712
Network
iscgem
Significance
936