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USGS us20005cx1

28 Mar 2016, 18:14

73 km S of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 11.2 km depth.

Depth11.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated31 July 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 73 km S of Nikolski, Alaska?

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52.290000, -168.692900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20005cx1
Coordinates
52.29, -168.6929
Network
us
Significance
465