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USGS iscgem906328

12 Aug 1932, 04:24

69 km S of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 6.5 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 69 km S of Nikolski, Alaska?

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52.326000, -168.694000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem906328

Coordinates

52.326, -168.694

Network

iscgem

Significance

640