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USGS iscgem897327

14 May 1948, 23:31

90 km SE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 7.1 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 January 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 90 km SE of King Cove, Alaska?

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54.593000, -161.161000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem897327
Coordinates
54.593, -161.161
Network
iscgem
Significance
776