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USGS usb000jfat

30 Aug 2013, 17:29

109 km SW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 5.5 mb earthquake at 7.3 km depth.

Depth7.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 July 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 109 km SW of Atka, Alaska?

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51.422400, -175.177500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000jfat
Coordinates
51.4224, -175.1775
Network
us
Significance
465