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USGS us10008vvl

28 May 2017, 08:37

178 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 16 km depth.

Depth16 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 178 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska?

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53.653700, -160.987300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10008vvl
Coordinates
53.6537, -160.9873
Network
us
Significance
500