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USGS us10004vnc

6 Mar 2016, 13:19

59 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 205 km depth.

Depth205 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 59 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska?

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56.285900, -162.009900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10004vnc
Coordinates
56.2859, -162.0099
Network
us
Significance
385