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USGS us20005apm

18 Mar 2016, 09:38

85 km SSE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 85 km SSE of Atka, Alaska?

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51.546400, -173.541600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20005apm
Coordinates
51.5464, -173.5416
Network
us
Significance
400