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USGS official19030602131700000

2 Jun 1903, 13:17

Kuskokwim River Basin, Southwestern Alaska

A magnitude 6.9 ms earthquake at 0 km depth.

Depth0 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Kuskokwim River Basin, Southwestern Alaska?

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61.780000, -157.720000

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What the numbers mean

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
official19030602131700000
Coordinates
61.78, -157.72
Network
official
Significance
732