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USGS usc000myqq

26 Feb 2014, 21:13

210 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 6.1 mww earthquake at 265 km depth.

Depth265 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 210 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska?

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53.604700, -171.821000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000myqq
Coordinates
53.6047, -171.821
Network
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Significance
572