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USGS us7000kxbh

22 Sept 2023, 10:04

48 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 43.2 km depth.

Depth43.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 December 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 48 km S of Sand Point, Alaska?

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54.898600, -160.421900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000kxbh
Coordinates
54.8986, -160.4219
Network
us
Significance
385