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USGS us10008r89

10 May 2017, 20:25

133 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 19.9 km depth.

Depth19.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 133 km W of Adak, Alaska?

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51.763800, -178.560100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10008r89
Coordinates
51.7638, -178.5601
Network
us
Significance
400