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USGS us2000j0iw

5 Jan 2019, 18:47

Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 30 km depth.

Depth30 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska?

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51.334900, -178.118100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000j0iw
Coordinates
51.3349, -178.1181
Network
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Significance
537