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USGS us10006ufy

1 Oct 2016, 23:07

240 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 28.4 km depth.

Depth28.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 240 km S of False Pass, Alaska?

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52.723300, -162.806600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006ufy
Coordinates
52.7233, -162.8066
Network
us
Significance
386