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USGS us10008ef7

4 Apr 2017, 23:08

78 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 17 km depth.

Depth17 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 78 km SSE of Adak, Alaska?

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51.186500, -176.377200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10008ef7
Coordinates
51.1865, -176.3772
Network
us
Significance
483