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USGS us6000e1qs

15 Apr 2021, 09:33

134 km NW of Attu Station, Alaska

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 11.4 km depth.

Depth11.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 134 km NW of Attu Station, Alaska?

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53.576700, 171.579900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000e1qs
Coordinates
53.5767, 171.5799
Network
us
Significance
432