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USGS us6000lfvn

16 Oct 2023, 12:35

78 km NNW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 6.4 mww earthquake at 174 km depth.

Depth174 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated1 October 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 78 km NNW of Adak, Alaska?

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52.559200, -176.924000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000lfvn
Coordinates
52.5592, -176.924
Network
us
Significance
636