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USGS us2000a33t

1 Aug 2017, 06:00

27 km ESE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 60.9 km depth.

Depth60.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 27 km ESE of Adak, Alaska?

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51.814800, -176.249800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000a33t
Coordinates
51.8148, -176.2498
Network
us
Significance
417