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USGS us10006ds7

14 Aug 2016, 17:28

269 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 65 km depth.

Depth65 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 269 km W of Adak, Alaska?

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51.543700, 179.502200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006ds7
Coordinates
51.5437, 179.5022
Network
us
Significance
482