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USGS iscgem904918

4 May 1934, 05:36

31 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 31 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska?

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61.529000, -147.790000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem904918
Coordinates
61.529, -147.79
Network
iscgem
Significance
709