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USGS us6000hfh7

22 Apr 2022, 06:27

37 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 212.4 km depth.

Depth212.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 April 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 37 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska?

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56.258800, -161.600900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000hfh7
Coordinates
56.2588, -161.6009
Network
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Significance
416