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USGS us10004amq

31 Dec 2015, 22:22

75 km SE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 39.9 km depth.

Depth39.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 July 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 75 km SE of Atka, Alaska?

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51.678300, -173.489000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10004amq
Coordinates
51.6783, -173.489
Network
us
Significance
385