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USGS us6000g960

5 Dec 2021, 01:01

165 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated20 November 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 165 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska?

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51.936600, -167.065800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000g960
Coordinates
51.9366, -167.0658
Network
us
Significance
418