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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem890763
USGS iscgem890763

17 Jun 1954, 02:42

Kodiak Island region, Alaska

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Kodiak Island region, Alaska?

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56.028000, -154.249000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem890763
Coordinates
56.028, -154.249
Network
iscgem
Significance
559