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USGS us7000d2zh

24 Jan 2021, 21:16

71 km S of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 39.4 km depth.

Depth39.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 71 km S of King Cove, Alaska?

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54.424900, -162.169100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000d2zh
Coordinates
54.4249, -162.1691
Network
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Significance
387