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USGS us6000b9r9

5 Aug 2020, 17:17

94 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 6.6 km depth.

Depth6.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 94 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska?

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54.562200, -161.090600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000b9r9
Coordinates
54.5622, -161.0906
Network
us
Significance
401