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USGS us10007nuy

31 Dec 2016, 05:21

281 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 82.3 km depth.

Depth82.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 281 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska?

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51.951900, 177.048900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10007nuy
Coordinates
51.9519, 177.0489
Network
us
Significance
416