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USGS us100086wu

1 Mar 2017, 02:48

Pacific-Antarctic Ridge

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 21.3 km depth.

Depth21.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-57.292500, -142.621900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us100086wu
Coordinates
-57.2925, -142.6219
Network
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Significance
465