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USGS us200030b9

27 Jul 2015, 07:05

87 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 5.4 mb earthquake at 21.9 km depth.

Depth21.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 87 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska?

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52.233500, -169.423100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us200030b9
Coordinates
52.2335, -169.4231
Network
us
Significance
449