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USGS us7000dec0

28 Feb 2021, 10:44

185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 22 km depth.

Depth22 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska?

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51.068100, -178.968400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000dec0
Coordinates
51.0681, -178.9684
Network
us
Significance
449