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USGS us20005guh

10 Apr 2016, 20:34

278 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 19 km depth.

Depth19 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated31 July 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 278 km WSW of Adak, Alaska?

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51.124300, 179.539400

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Event ID
us20005guh
Coordinates
51.1243, 179.5394
Network
us
Significance
482