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USGS us100030le

9 Aug 2015, 19:20

76 km S of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 22.2 km depth.

Depth22.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 76 km S of Nikolski, Alaska?

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52.259200, -168.695200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us100030le
Coordinates
52.2592, -168.6952
Network
us
Significance
400