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USGS us100072bs

27 Oct 2016, 12:53

141 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 13.9 km depth.

Depth13.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 141 km S of False Pass, Alaska?

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53.585500, -163.265000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.9

13 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska

M 6

106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

M 6

96 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

M 6

51 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

M 6

64 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

M 6

137 km S of False Pass, Alaska

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us100072bs
Coordinates
53.5855, -163.265
Network
us
Significance
536