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USGS iscgem891130

3 Oct 1954, 11:18

24 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 61.5 km depth.

Depth61.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 24 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska?

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60.651000, -150.392000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem891130

Coordinates

60.651, -150.392

Network

iscgem

Significance

705