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USGS us20009nwi

21 Jun 2017, 20:20

272 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 159.3 km depth.

Depth159.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 272 km W of Adak, Alaska?

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52.176400, 179.423200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20009nwi
Coordinates
52.1764, 179.4232
Network
us
Significance
385