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USGS ushis2145

10 Mar 1957, 12:45

146 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 6.4 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 146 km S of Adak, Alaska?

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50.566000, -176.831000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ushis2145
Coordinates
50.566, -176.831
Network
ushis
Significance
630