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USGS us10004x0f

12 Mar 2016, 13:23

84 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 12.7 km depth.

Depth12.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated31 July 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 84 km S of Atka, Alaska?

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51.449700, -173.972500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10004x0f
Coordinates
51.4497, -173.9725
Network
us
Significance
482