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USGS us20009z1e

18 Jul 2017, 00:41

139 km W of Attu Station, Alaska

A magnitude 5.4 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated11 October 2017Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 139 km W of Attu Station, Alaska?

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52.784300, 171.113700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20009z1e
Coordinates
52.7843, 171.1137
Network
us
Significance
449