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USGS us100030gd

8 Aug 2015, 20:09

75 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 41 km depth.

Depth41 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 July 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 75 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska?

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52.444100, -169.616600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us100030gd
Coordinates
52.4441, -169.6166
Network
us
Significance
385