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USGS ushis2141

10 Mar 1957, 03:09

89 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 6.6 uk earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 June 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 89 km S of Atka, Alaska?

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51.396000, -174.289000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ushis2141
Coordinates
51.396, -174.289
Network
ushis
Significance
670