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USGS us7000ga56

8 Jan 2022, 08:16

104 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 37.8 km depth.

Depth37.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 December 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 104 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska?

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60.389900, -140.533400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000ga56
Coordinates
60.3899, -140.5334
Network
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Significance
422