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USGS us7000crgf

16 Dec 2020, 05:49

203 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 10.5 km depth.

Depth10.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 203 km S of Sand Point, Alaska?

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53.523100, -160.063800

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.3

232 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska

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M 5.3

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M 5.3

128 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

M 5.3

110 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

M 5.2

116 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000crgf
Coordinates
53.5231, -160.0638
Network
us
Significance
432