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USGS usb000rtp6

17 Jul 2014, 12:49

90 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 6 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 July 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 90 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska?

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60.299500, -140.336600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000rtp6
Coordinates
60.2995, -140.3366
Network
us
Significance
556