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USGS us1000buxc

22 Dec 2017, 08:00

221 km S of Fort McPherson, Canada

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 3.5 km depth.

Depth3.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated10 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 221 km S of Fort McPherson, Canada?

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65.481400, -134.083400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000buxc
Coordinates
65.4814, -134.0834
Network
us
Significance
385