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USGS us6000rhss

17 Oct 2025, 16:48

49 km S of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 85.1 km depth.

Depth85.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 August 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 49 km S of Akutan, Alaska?

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53.688000, -165.843200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000rhss
Coordinates
53.688, -165.8432
Network
us
Significance
407